Instant Family

Time Subtitle
22s [keys jingling]
24s [door lock clicking]
39s -You bought this? -Yeah.
42s -And its ours now. We own this. -Mm-hmm.
47s [chirping]
50s -I love it. -Right?
52s Whatd I tell you?
53s The fireplace, the built-ins here.
55s Are you sure you want to give this to your sister?
57s Babe, wed make 100K off this flip all day long.
1:00 -Trying to make up-- -[Russ] This is it?
1:01 [Ellie] Hey, hey, yeah. Come in, come in.
1:03 You guys made me ask off an hour early to see this dump?
1:06 Were all smelling this right now, right?
1:08 Yeah, it smells like Im breathing piss.
1:10 Okay. Not a good fit. So well just go.
1:12 -[whispers] Come on. -Come on, have a little vision.
1:14 French doors to the garden.
1:15 We move the stairs, take these walls down,
1:18 create an open concept through the kitchen.
1:20 Theres a gorgeous stained glass here in the corner.
1:23 The bones are really good.
1:24 Whens the part we cough up 12 grand
1:26 to fix the rotted-out foundation?
1:28 Clearly, its not for them. Lets just flip this one, El.
1:30 Theres a park across the street.
1:32 And the schools here are fantastic
1:33 if you have a baby. When.
1:35 Im sorry. Im sorry, Kimmy. When, when you have a baby.
1:38 Were having a baby.
1:39 -We are having a baby. -[Russ] You see that?
1:41 Thats called manifesting to the universe.
1:43 Sometimes the universe thinks its funny
1:45 if I drop $26,000 on in-vitro first.
1:48 -Oh! Youre a dick. -[Russ] Im kidding!
1:50 If this place is so great,
1:52 why don’t you guys move in here?
1:53 What are they gonna do with five bedrooms and a park?
1:56 Theyre obviously never having kids.
1:57 Look at them. No emotional holes to fill.
1:59 Not that we are doing it to fill--
2:01 -Shut up, Russ. -All right.
2:03 -What was that look? -What look?
2:05 He just said you guys are never gonna have kids.
2:08 Then you did a definite look.
2:10 Yeah, there was a look, what was the look for?
2:11 You looked back at me to try to include me in your look.
2:13 -I didn’t do a look. -Totally did a look.
2:15 -It wasn’t a look. -I think we started trouble.
2:17 -Theres no trouble. -Maybe even a fight.
2:19 -Theres no fight, no trouble. -Lets get out of here.
2:21 Oh, my God. You guys are gonna have kids now, aren’t you?
2:24 No. What? Kimmy. I don’t know. What?
2:27 For sure, because you have to win at everything.
2:28 Youre gonna throw your perfect uterus in my face too.
2:30 How do you know that my uterus is so perfect?
2:32 Weve never even tried to have kids.
2:33 I don’t know if I can get pregnant.
2:35 Of course it is perfect. It is yours.
2:38 -Kimmy. -It probably
2:39 -has a leather interior. -[Ellie] Please, Kimmy.
2:42 -You just got here. -Sorry, Petey.
2:44 -Have a good fight. -[Pete] See you later, Russ.
2:46 What? That's...
2:49 -I didn’t do a look. -Youre doing a look right now.
2:51 Theres no look. Youre doing a look.
2:53 [sighs]
2:59 All right, maybe I did do a look.
3:01 But just hearing him say it out loud:
3:03 "Were never having children." I mean, is that true?
3:07 I quit bringing it up because every time I did,
3:09 youd say its not the right time.
3:10 I know, but we were always so broke.
3:13 We were going crazy trying to get the business started.
3:16 Weve flipped five houses this year,
3:17 and Im starting to turn down design work.
3:20 I always thought that Id be a mom someday.
3:23 -I think Im ready. -Great.
3:24 Now youre ready. By the time the kids 16,
3:26 Ill be one of those old dads, like Brian Hendricksons dad.
3:34 -Hey, Dad. -Whats up, son?
3:36 Hey, Mr. Hendrickson, go long!
3:41 [groaning]
3:45 Dad?
3:46 You killed my dad!
3:48 Hey. Hey, Dad. Wake up, wake up. Wake up!
3:50 You did not kill Mr. Hendrickson.
3:54 -And youre not that old. -Heres an idea.
3:56 What if we adopt a five-year-old?
3:57 Itd be like I got cracking when I was 36. How about that?
4:08 [Pete] Keep your end straight, will you?
4:09 Youre overthinking it, bro. None of my kids were planned.
4:12 Kid shows up, you figure it out. Easy-peasy.
4:15 -How many kids you got now, Stu? -Number fours in the oven.
4:18 -Wow. -Nothing hard about kids.
4:21 As long as you spend some time with them, theyre cool.
4:23 Most important thing, make sure the moms all get along.
4:32 -[dog barking] -Meatball. Hey, buddy!
4:35 Hey. You miss me? Oh! Thats my boy.
4:38 You missed me? I missed you too. Yeah. Youre such a good boy.
4:42 Hey, El. I got the towel samples you wanted for the kitchen.
4:46 El, you okay?
4:51 Hey, whats the matter?
4:53 Nothing. I was just thinking about what you said
4:55 about adopting a five-year-old.
4:57 -I said that? -Yeah.
4:58 -I was totally-- I was joking. -I know. Its kind of crazy.
5:01 But it got me thinking,
5:02 and theres so many kids in foster care.
5:04 And theyre moving from place to place,
5:06 and they don’t have anybody.
5:07 And its like the saddest thing Ive ever seen.
5:09 I found this adoption agency.
5:11 and theyre having an orientation next week.
5:13 No, no, no, don’t show me that.
5:14 I don’t want to see those little faces.
5:16 You trying to break my heart? I just got home from work.
5:18 Ellie, people who take in foster kids are really special.
5:21 These are the kind who volunteer when its not even a holiday.
5:24 We don’t even volunteer on a holiday.
5:26 What if there was, like, a disaster?
5:28 -What, like a dirty bomb? -Whatever.
5:30 And theres a little kid who ends up on our doorstep.
5:33 Are we gonna turn her away 'cause were not special enough?
5:36 That would depend.
5:37 Theres a lot of factors that go into it.
5:39 I mean, our food rations, the blast radius.
5:43 El, you can’t take some offhanded remark I made
5:46 and turn it into a crazy life decision. It was a joke.
5:51 Yeah.
5:53 I know. I just...
5:55 Youre right. You shouldn’t be pushed into something
5:57 you don’t want to do. It was just a nice thought.
6:03 Good night.
6:05 All right, I won’t make any more jokes like that.
6:08 All right?
6:11 [sighs]
6:13 You wanna watch a little Fixer Upper?
6:17 -Okay, I love you. -[Ellie] I love you.
6:20 -[couch squeaking] -[TV clicking]
6:22 [Joanna, on TV] Thats a long fill-up, my friend.
6:24 [Chip] Thats because I wanted you to come in here.
6:26 Were having a karate kicking contest. Me versus you...
6:29 [TV switches off]
6:38 ["Let 'Em In" by Wings playing]
6:50 Oh, God.
6:58 Someones knockin’ At the door
7:00 Somebody ringin the bell
7:03 Someones knockin’ At the door
7:06 Somebodys ringin the bell
7:08 Do me a favor
7:10 Open the door
7:12 And let em in
7:15 Ooh, yeah
7:19 Someones knockin’ At the door
7:22 Somebodys ringin the bell
7:25 Someones knockin’ At the door
7:27 Somebodys ringin the bell
7:29 [sighs]
7:30 Do me a favor Open the door
7:34 And let em in...
7:39 [sighs] Its not fair. That is not...
7:44 Hey.
7:46 You can’t buy these pita chips anymore. Theyre way too spicy.
7:49 Im getting my nose watery and--
7:55 Over a half million children are currently in foster care.
7:59 The system is overloaded, okay? It doesn’t need any more kids.
8:03 For a child to be removed,
8:05 conditions have to be pretty bleak,
8:07 usually involving abuse or extreme neglect.
8:10 And some of these kids can often languish in the system,
8:13 unless a wonderful family like yours steps up for them.
8:17 Well step up. Well take one right away.
8:19 Oh, perfect.
8:21 Let me check in back, see what we have in stock.
8:23 [laughter]
8:24 She is kidding, of course. We do not "stock".
8:28 And you know that. Um...
8:30 But we can take you
8:32 through the eight-week foster parenting course,
8:34 and you can get your certification.
8:36 And then we can pair you with some kids
8:38 that you can foster until they become adoptable.
8:40 But it is not gonna be easy, folks.
8:43 These kids will test your will,
8:45 put a strain on your relationship,
8:48 and push buttons you didn’t even know you had.
8:50 I can tell by looking at you
8:52 that not all y’all are gonna make it.
8:54 [chuckles] I actually think this group
8:56 has got the grit to face some unpleasant...
9:00 -Excuse me. -You guys heading out?
9:03 -[man] Yeah. -Okay. Thank you. Bye-bye.
9:06 -All right, that ones on me. -It absolutely is.
9:08 -Weve gone over this before. -We have.
9:10 -This is a problem. -[Karen] Its a problem.
9:12 Okay, everybody, why don’t we learn your names
9:14 and what type of children youre looking for.
9:16 Oh, hi, um,
9:18 were Dana and Dirk McCann.
9:21 And the Lord has guided us here
9:23 to adopt a baby boy... or a girl.
9:26 Yeah, the big guy, hes...
9:28 -blessed us with so much. -Mm-hmm.
9:29 Wed like to share it with a child that needs a home.
9:32 -Yeah. -Oh, what about over here?
9:34 Im David, and this is my wife, Jessie.
9:37 And weve been trying to have a baby for three years now.
9:40 But no matter what we do, I can’t...
9:44 Im sorry. Can someone else go?
9:46 -Its okay. -[Kit] It's okay.
9:48 Well, Im Kit and this is Michael.
9:51 Weve also been trying to conceive now.
9:53 Pretty much since the first night we met, right?
9:56 That is correct. Were just not having any luck.
9:59 Anyway, were looking for a child
10:01 of any gender or ethnicity up to nine years old.
10:04 Hello. My name is October Ross Jennings.
10:07 And I would like to be the single mother
10:10 of an athletically gifted teen boy who I can help
10:13 to reach his full Division One scholarship potential.
10:17 Preferably African-American.
10:18 -Mm-hmm. -[Ellie laughs] Right?
10:22 Like The Blind Side. Like the movie. Right?
10:25 -Thats great. -Honey, shes not joking.
10:27 Are you jo-- Youre not joking?
10:29 My God. Im so sorry. I just thought
10:31 'cause of the gay guys' conceiving joke that we were...
10:34 I mean, that is the plot of The Blind Side, so...
10:37 Ive never seen it. So, please, its your turn.
10:40 Just do not talk to me anymore.
10:42 [Pete, whispering] Yeah, shes nuts.
10:44 Im so sorry. I feel terrible. I, uh...
10:48 Um, my names Ellie. Hi. This is my husband, Pete.
10:52 Yeah, I mean, Im not too sure about any of this.
10:54 I mean, I get it. We adopted our dog Meatball.
10:56 -We love him like crazy, but-- -Don’t compare kids to dogs.
10:59 No, Im not. Im just saying
11:01 there used to be a stigma about getting a dog from the pound,
11:03 but now theyre called rescue dogs and everybody wants one.
11:06 Don’t say "pound," don’t say "dog." Just don’t.
11:08 Okay, no, thats not...
11:09 Its just all of this is a little bit scary, right?
11:11 But maybe if you call them rescue kids...
11:13 -Oh, my God. -...instead of foster kids,
11:15 more people would be into it, and then people
11:17 -wouldn't be walking out-- -Pete! Pete!
11:18 -Itd be good for your program. -Pete! Pete!
11:21 -Im just saying-- -Just stop it!
11:22 Oh, everyone, our guest speaker of the day,
11:25 Brenda Fernandez and her parents.
11:27 Lets make them feel welcome.
11:29 [Ellie] Whoo!
11:30 [Brenda] Hey, thank you.
11:34 Hi. [chuckles]
11:37 So, when I was eight years old,
11:40 my mom and her boyfriend decided it would be a good idea
11:43 to build a meth lab in our garage.
11:45 They made me deliver drugs for them.
11:48 They abused me physically,
11:49 and some of their customers abused me sexually.
11:52 Uh, when I was 11, our garage exploded,
11:55 and I was put in the system,
11:57 bounced around from placement to placement.
12:00 Pretty soon I was 14.
12:02 Nobody wants a teenager,
12:03 so Id be aging out in a few years.
12:06 The thing is, over half the kids who age out of foster care
12:10 end up homeless, addicted,
12:12 incarcerated, or dead within two years.
12:15 That was gonna be me, trying to start my adult life,
12:19 but with no family to help me pick a college,
12:22 nobody to come home to on the holidays or cry to
12:25 when my first boyfriend dumped me for Missy Howard.
12:29 But then those two...
12:31 very special people came along.
12:33 And I didn’t make it easy on them.
12:38 But no matter how hard I pushed them away,
12:41 they were always there with a sack lunch and a ride.
12:49 Thanks, you guys.
12:54 Come here, Daddy. You too, Mama.
12:57 [chuckling]
13:02 -That was good. -[laughs]
13:14 I am so sorry about the Blind Side comment.
13:16 I love the movie.
13:19 Bye, Brenda. Great job. Amazing. All right, Kit, bye.
13:21 Dirk, see you in the classes, buddy. Bye, guys. Hey.
13:25 So, now you think were special enough?
13:26 Maybe we are. I mean, this is what we do.
13:29 We see potential in things, we fix em up. Like they did.
13:32 They find this kid in a state of disrepair,
13:34 give her a new coat of paint,
13:35 scrape off her emotional popcorn ceiling,
13:37 install countertops in the form of love or self-esteem.
13:40 Im not saying shes a house
13:42 the way I said the dog thing in there,
13:43 but I think were perfect for this.
13:45 But shes really-- shes not a house, Pete.
13:47 I just said she's not a house! Are you listening to me?
13:49 [Ellie] Okay. No, I, uh...
13:50 Im so exci-- Are you excited?
13:53 I just get worried that you think things
13:56 are gonna be easier than they actually are.
13:59 -What? I do not. -You do.
14:01 This was your idea.
14:02 Now that Im pumped about it, youre not even pumped?
14:04 -No, no, I am pumped. -You don’t look pumped.
14:06 A life-altering moment like this, you gotta get pumped.
14:09 Were about to do something insane.
14:10 -Did you hear her speak? -Yes.
14:11 It was the greatest thing Ive heard in my life.
14:13 -I know! -Come on, cowgirl,
14:15 -let me get a yee-haw. -Yee-haw!
14:16 No, bull. Gimme one. Yee-haw! Louder. Crazier.
14:19 Come on. Come on!
14:21 Youre about to be a mom! -[Ellie] Yaaa-hoo!
14:23 ["Little of Your Love" by Haim playing]
14:25 -Add a balloon, El. -Okay, have a seat.
14:27 -[women chattering] -Times up.
14:32 These are your fantasy kids.
14:35 They are not your real children.
14:37 Don’t think about it all Too much
14:38 My love is gonna be enough
14:42 Come on, Jessie. Youre losing her.
14:44 Pete. Pete, Pete! Ticktock, muscle man.
14:46 That's not gonna bring him back
14:48 from the peanut butter sandwich you fed him.
14:50 Your real kids will be very different.
14:51 [Sharon] Can’t erase em.
14:53 You gotta give me just A little of your love, baby
14:56 [Karen] Good job, Michael.
14:58 All right, October.
15:00 Im calling it. Yours is dead.
15:02 Don’t it feel like that night Was from a dream
15:06 I never felt nothing Like that
15:08 Looking at you Looking right back...
15:11 -All there? -Yeah.
15:14 Time to erase these ideas right now.
15:17 Almost done.
15:19 -Almost done. -Okay. Okay.
15:21 Thank you. Thank you.
15:23 Thank you.
15:25 So don’t let me down
15:27 Give me just a little Of your love, baby
15:30 And Ill try...
15:32 All right, everybody, I want you all to imagine
15:36 you got this plush new job.
15:38 They give you a nice big office. Theres a gym,
15:42 and a frozen yogurt machine
15:44 -right there in the break room. -I love frozen yogurt.
15:46 But deep down, you know youre not qualified.
15:51 In your heart of hearts,
15:54 you know youre not good enough
15:56 and you are going to get fired.
15:59 Hmm?
16:00 The same way you got fired from your last three jobs.
16:03 And you might quit just to get some control back.
16:07 Hell, you might even tip over that damn yogurt machine
16:10 and walk your ass right on out of there.
16:12 [Sharon] Just to clarify,
16:14 Karen is not advocating vandalism in the workplace.
16:19 The point is, that its the same...
16:23 for a displaced child...
16:25 [snipping]
16:26 ...who knows... that you don’t want her.
16:29 Except instead of grieving...
16:33 the loss of a job...
16:35 shes losing her connection
16:38 with everything and everyone.
16:42 But the one connection
16:44 that can remain
16:46 is between siblings.
16:48 Sometimes its easier for sibs to adjust
16:51 because theyre not going through it all alone.
16:54 You might want to consider upgrading to a sibling set.
16:59 [Karen] Dirk? Would you consider siblings?
17:02 The big guy might smile on that.
17:04 [chuckles]
17:05 [stammering] Wed have to... Wed pray on that.
17:09 -Right, honey. Yeah. -We pray on it.
17:11 The big guy wouldn’t give you any more than you can handle.
17:14 I beg to differ.
17:15 ["Shine on Me" by Dan Auerbach playing]
17:17 You only got A couple miles to go
17:19 If youre trying To drive me insane
17:22 I saw you crack a smile About a week ago
17:25 In the middle Of the pouring rain
17:28 -[Karen] Pete. Ellie. -Hey.
17:31 -You made it. -[Ellie] Hi.
17:33 Just sign in, take this form with you and write down the name
17:37 of any kid you meet that you might be interested in.
17:39 Really? Thats how this works?
17:41 Yeah, it can feel a little like shopping for kids.
17:43 Its messed up, I know, but the county puts these on
17:46 because they can match a lot of kids and parents quickly.
17:49 God, look at the big kids over there.
17:52 Breaks my heart.
17:53 Most folks want nothing to do with teenagers.
17:56 Of course, if you two
17:57 thought you could make room for an older child...
18:00 -Um, I mean... -I... Oh, God.
18:03 Im so sor-- We-- Were terrible people.
18:06 -Im sorry. -Youre not terrible.
18:08 Now get on in there and find you a family. Go on.
18:11 God, its so weird. Normally, you wouldn't chat up
18:14 some random kid in a park. You'd get arrested.
18:16 -Now were just supposed to? -I know.
18:19 This little guy is all by himself.
18:21 -You want to go say hi? -Yeah. Okay.
18:24 -Excuse me. Sorry. -So sorry.
18:26 -Occupied. -Occupied! Sorry!
18:28 We just went to get treats.
18:30 So, yeah, just back it up. Okay?
18:33 Hey, look, we got some snacks.
18:34 Come on, Lucas, right over here.
18:36 [October] Hey. Excuse me! Heads up!
18:39 Okay.
18:41 Never mind. Thanks.
18:43 Shine on me
18:45 You just take it and try to throw it into his mouth.
18:48 Really. You want to have a go?
18:51 Oh.
18:53 Nice to meet you.
18:55 -[Ellie] Get it? -Oh, yeah. Bring her in!
18:57 Yeah-- Whoa! Oh!
18:59 Hey. You gotta wait for your turn, buddy.
19:02 -Im sorry. -Lets... Lets just go.
19:05 Shine on me
19:08 Shine on me
19:11 Pete. Ellie.
19:12 -Hows it going? -Hey.
19:14 Yeah, well... its a little weird.
19:16 Yeah, these things can be kind of awkward.
19:18 But did you meet any kids that youre curious about?
19:22 We met one little girl who was sitting all by herself.
19:26 Very sweet, a little guarded, had a little wall around her.
19:28 Really small for her age too.
19:30 Maybe a fetal alcohol thing or something.
19:33 I saw her-- Oh, right there. The little
19:35 sad looking one with pigtails who seems like
19:37 shes been chained to a radiator half her life.
19:38 -Uh, thats my daughter. -The radiator kid?
19:41 [chuckles] What?
19:42 Yeah. Thats my daughter.
19:45 [Ellie] Im so sorry.
19:46 You don’t have to be sorry. Im really proud of her.
19:49 The reason shes sitting away from others
19:51 is because she has a family, a very happy family.
19:55 And I didn’t drink a drop when I was pregnant.
19:57 Nor do I have a radiator.
19:59 -You should be really proud. -[Sharon] I am.
20:05 [indistinct chatter]
20:07 Im sick of looking at that. To hell with it.
20:09 -Im going over there. -Pete. Hey, Pete.
20:13 -Pete, what are you doing? -Look at them over there.
20:16 Everybodys avoiding them
20:17 like theyre dipped in shit. Im gonna go say hi.
20:19 Yeah, okay-- Hey, Pete, just wait.
20:21 I know. I think its awful. But theyre teenagers, okay?
20:24 They use drugs, masturbate, watch people
20:27 playing video games on YouTube. Were not equipped for that.
20:29 [Pete] What do we have to be equipped for?
20:31 Im just saying hello.
20:32 [Ellie] I don’t think we should do that.
20:33 -Excuse me? Hi. -Hey. Hi.
20:35 Hi! Just FYI, we can all hear you.
20:39 -Hmm? -"Dipped in shit."
20:41 "Masturbate," so forth.
20:43 Uh, we appreciate the concern,
20:46 but theres no need to go all pity crazy.
20:48 We know how this works. So, just go on.
20:50 Its okay. go mingle with the kiddies and, uh,
20:52 don’t give it another thought, okay?
20:54 Have a good day, folks. Thanks. Bye-bye.
20:59 [laughing]
21:13 [Karen] So, you two went out and found yourself
21:16 a teenager after all, huh?
21:18 -We only met her for a second. -But she made a real impression.
21:20 [Sharon] Oh, yeah. Lizzys such a great kid.
21:22 She does really well in school. Come on back.
21:26 She came into care four years ago when she was 11.
21:29 Took a lot to convince her to accept placement
21:31 in an adoptive home.
21:33 -Her mother-- -Set the house on fire,
21:34 passed out with a crack pipe.
21:36 -What I was gonna say-- -Before I told it like it is?
21:38 Before you jumped on in there,
21:40 is that her mothers made a lot of promises over the years
21:44 and never seems to follow through with them.
21:46 Wheres her mom now?
21:47 Probably in an orange jumpsuit selling smokes in the yard.
21:49 [Sharon] Im sure thats not accurate.
21:52 Huh. Turns out Lizzys mom
21:54 is finishing a sentence in county jail.
21:57 Who called it, huh? Who said it?
21:59 -You did. -Yeah.
22:01 Looks like shes never pursued reunification
22:04 or contacted her kids in over two years.
22:06 So, yeah, shes pretty much a nonissue.
22:08 Thats terrible. What about the father?
22:11 [chuckling]
22:14 What are you talking about, "father"?
22:17 What, are you doing comedy for us now, Pete?
22:19 Karen, weve had plenty of fathers who have stepped up,
22:23 but in this case, no IDs on any birth fathers.
22:26 Look, Lizzys mom is a product of the system
22:29 and she never learned to properly care for herself,
22:31 much less three kids.
22:33 -Three kids? -Oh.
22:34 -What? -Yeah, three.
22:35 -[Karen] Yeah, Lizzy-- -At once?
22:37 Yeah, Lizzy comes with two younger siblings,
22:40 -Juan and Lita. -[Ellie] Wait, wait.
22:42 -So, we'd have three children? -No. Two, maybe,
22:45 but theres no way we can do three.
22:48 We wanted to meet-- Oh, my gosh.
22:50 -Why would you show us that? -Youre an asshole.
22:52 Why would you even show that? Theyre so cute. Thats wrong.
22:56 Listen, were not gonna sugarcoat it, okay?
22:58 Lita is a wild, rowdy kid,
23:01 and Juan can be fragile and a little emotional,
23:04 and Lizzy is strong-willed and she won’t trust easily.
23:08 -God, can you blame her? -[Karen] Well, but listen,
23:10 we wouldn’t recommend this match if we didn’t believe
23:13 that with some structure and love
23:15 these-- these kids could blossom, right?
23:18 [Sharon] Yeah. Were hoping to get them
23:20 out of their current foster placement.
23:22 [scoffs] The Muskies might lose that meal ticket.
23:24 Karen, please.
23:26 Most of our foster parents are really terrific, caring people.
23:31 And, yes, there are people who do it just for the paycheck.
23:34 But the Muskies are not abusive or evil.
23:37 -Just maybe a little-- -Inbred.
23:39 -Karen, there is no evidence-- -Youve seen em.
23:42 I swear they look like brother and sister.
23:44 -I can’t tell them apart. -[Sharon] In any case,
23:46 Id love to set up a visitation,
23:47 unless you have any other concerns.
23:49 Its just a visitation. So...
23:52 [stammering] Its just-- Is it a problem, you know,
23:54 the whole white savior thing?
23:56 -Like the Avatar thing. -Avatar?
23:59 The blue guys couldn’t fight off the unobtanium guys
24:01 until the white guy showed up and pretended to be a blue guy?
24:03 I just-- All Im saying is,
24:05 white-bread couple taking in little Latin kids.
24:08 Are people gonna think we shouldn’t be doing that?
24:10 You know what,
24:11 well toss these kids back into the system
24:13 and Ill just jot you down for "whites only."
24:15 -Come on. I didn’t mean-- -Hey! No, thats not...
24:18 Don’t write "whites only."
24:20 -Thats not what he meant. -Thats not at all what I meant.
24:22 Pete, I appreciate your cultural sensitivity,
24:24 but we have every color of kid in the system.
24:28 -And every color of parent. -[Karen] Every color.
24:30 -Just not nearly enough. -Not nearly enough parents.
24:33 -Mm-mm. -And listen.
24:35 Youre gonna get some funny looks.
24:36 And people are gonna say some stupid shit.
24:39 But if youre willing to love these kids
24:41 who need a mom and dad,
24:43 and somebody has a problem with that,
24:44 you just ask em how many goddamn kids theyve adopted.
24:47 -Exactly. -Hell.
24:49 -Shoot. -All right, well,
24:51 I just wanted to have the Avatar talk.
24:53 -Now we did, so Im good. -Oh, fantastic.
24:55 -You ready to meet three kids? -Three kids?
24:56 -Yeah. -All right.
24:58 Well set it up.
25:03 Hey. Hows it going?
25:06 Good. Its going really good. Pete and Ellie.
25:09 Yeah, yeah, we know. Come on in.
25:12 [scoffs]
25:17 -[door closes] -Good luck with that one.
25:18 She thinks shes better than everybody.
25:20 Yeah. The other two are jackassing around out back.
25:23 Well be in the shop.
25:28 -Hey. -Hi.
25:29 -Hey, uh, Mr. and Mrs. Wagner. -[Ellie] How are you?
25:32 Oh, uh, Ellie and Pete. You don’t have to call us
25:35 -the Wagners. -No, please. Good to...
25:36 -Um, sorry about them. Theyre-- -Oh, please.
25:40 -They just seem a little-- -Like brother and sister?
25:43 [Mrs. Muskie] Pipe down with that crap.
25:45 -We are not friggin related. -[Mr. Muskie] Friggin related.
25:47 Im really gonna miss them.
25:50 -That is, if you-- -No. Please. Oh, my goodness.
25:52 -You made an impression on us. -We're so happy...
25:55 We wanted to get to know you a little bit more.
25:57 -Meet your brother and sister. -Theyre actually right outside,
26:00 -if you guys wanna follow me. -Yes! Yes.
26:01 [Lizzy] Okay.
26:06 Juan. Lita.
26:09 I want you guys to meet Pete and Ellie.
26:12 -Hi. -Hey, guys.
26:14 Are we gonna go stay at your house now?
26:15 -Um... -Well, we met your sister,
26:19 and shes so awesome.
26:20 -Shes really cool. -She told us about you.
26:22 Want to play restaurant with me?
26:24 Yeah, I would love to.
26:25 -Wheres your restaurant? -[Lita] Right over there.
26:27 -And whats your dolls name? -Her name is Potato Chips.
26:30 -I love potato chips. -Potato chips are my favorite.
26:34 Oh, nice one.
26:36 -Can we be the Clippers? -Im more of a Lakers fan.
26:38 -Oh, uh, sorry. -No,
26:40 you don’t have to say sorry. Thats okay.
26:42 -We can be the Clippers, okay? -[Juan] Okay.
26:43 -I shoot, you crash the boards. -[Juan] Yeah. Sure.
26:48 Oh, no!
26:50 Oh, shoot!
26:51 -You did it on purpose! -What?
26:53 You hit me cause I like the Clippers.
26:55 Buddy, I think the Clippers are awesome.
26:56 [Ellie] We love the Clippers. Are you kidding me?
26:58 It was smart to get rid of Blake Griffin, great trade.
27:01 Were obsessed with the Clippers.
27:02 I can’t get enough of them. Theyre amazing.
27:05 [Juan] Okay.
27:06 Can we play hide and seek?
27:08 You sure? You lost a lot of blood.
27:09 -I love hide and seek. -But just us. No girls.
27:12 Oh. Sure.
27:14 Its not that progressive, but no problem.
27:16 Lita, should we go play restaurants?
27:18 -[Lita] Yeah. -[Juan] Youre it.
27:19 -Ill hide and you count. -You sure youre okay?
27:21 -Yeah. Go on, count to 20. -All right, buddy.
27:24 Oh, my God.
27:26 You better not embarrass me at the restaurant.
27:28 Potato Chips has been bad today. Bad girl!
27:32 Bad, bad, bad!
27:34 Don’t talk back, you little beaner!
27:37 Oh! Uh...
27:39 -I don’t think thats-- -You know what?
27:41 She picks up that stuff off the TV.
27:43 -[Mr. Muskie] Yeah. -Oh, don’t give me the look.
27:48 Lets not call her bad names like that.
27:50 Don’t tell me how to treat my kid!
27:52 You think youre better than me, huh?
27:55 [Ellie] Pete,
27:56 if you don’t want the kids, Im not gonna push you into it.
28:00 All right, look.
28:02 [sighs] Im gonna be honest with you, all right?
28:05 I don’t know, I just thought when we met our kids
28:08 that it would be like this cosmic connection.
28:11 Like just take one look at them and just know,
28:13 -like when you and me met. -Yeah. Totally.
28:17 Whoa. Whoa, whoa, whoa. What, you didn’t just know?
28:20 -Hmm? -Oh, my gosh.
28:22 -What? -You heard me what I said.
28:24 -You didn't just know? -No, I was interested,
28:25 but I-- you know, Im more cautious than you are.
28:27 Really? Wow. How long before you just knew?
28:30 [scoffs] A couple of months.
28:32 A couple of months? How many months?
28:35 Like, four...
28:36 -Four? -...teen.
28:38 -Fourteen? Oh, my God! -[Ellie] Babe, look.
28:39 -I knew before we got married. -Thats the point.
28:42 We don’t have a year-long engagement on this thing.
28:44 If we say "yes," theyre in our house next week.
28:46 Did you feel a cosmic connection?
28:48 No, I didn’t feel a cosmic connection.
28:50 I felt like I was... babysitting other peoples kids.
28:54 I agree.
28:55 -With what? -With you.
28:57 With me wanting the kids or not wanting the kids?
29:00 -Whatever you want. -Thats not an answer.
29:02 Give me 14 months to think about it.
29:03 How bout that? Come on.
29:06 -[door opens] -[woman] Hi!
29:07 -[Pete] Its not a potluck. -[door closes]
29:09 [indistinct conversation]
29:13 All righty.
29:15 Honey, put those down for me. Thank you.
29:17 All right, come on, everybody.
29:20 Honey, come on. [chuckling] Jeez.
29:23 All right, everybody, hands.
29:26 Hands, hands, hands. Thank you.
29:29 Eyes closed.
29:31 [sighs] Im thankful for my beautiful grandchildren,
29:36 including the-- the very lucky kids
29:40 that are soon to be adopted by two wonderful parents.
29:44 Im really thankful for that too.
29:45 That is really inspiring stuff, you guys. Well done.
29:48 Yeah, about that. Actually, we--
29:50 Weve decided together
29:53 not to move forward with the foster thing.
29:55 We realized we hadn’t thought it through properly, so...
29:59 Yeah! Jesus Christ. This is great news.
30:02 We were all being supportive to your faces, but...
30:05 Oh, yeah, we all thought you were out of your minds.
30:06 I never said anything, but Im thankful to hear this.
30:10 What? Why?
30:12 -Lets not. Were holding hands. -No, no, no, no.
30:15 I'd be thankful to know why you all have a problem with this.
30:18 -I never had a problem with it. -I think its kinda smart,
30:21 have a couple kids without the pregnancy
30:23 and the hormones and the... the rage.
30:25 -Stop talking. -[Jan] Ellie,
30:27 all Im saying is that were thankful
30:29 that you and Peter are gonna experience having the love
30:34 of your own beautiful children rather than...
30:37 -Than what, Jan? Spit it out. -[Russ] Hell, Ill say it.
30:39 Rather than just rolling the dice
30:41 with the offspring of some criminal or drug addict.
30:43 To be honest, we were worried about our real kids safety...
30:46 -What? -...were they to hang out
30:48 with your kids
30:49 -if theyre-- -Damaged goods?
30:51 You know, 'cause when I was growing up,
30:52 a lot of people thought I was damaged goods too.
30:55 Pete, were not talking about you, man,
30:56 we're talkin' about, you know, crack babies
30:59 and kids who have been sexually harassed.
31:00 "Sexually harassed"? What do you mean?
31:02 Like their parents maybe made lewd comments?
31:04 You know what I mean, wiseass.
31:05 Open your stupid eyes.
31:10 How long have everyones eyes been open?
31:11 Kimmy, you of all people. What if you can’t have a baby?
31:14 Do not put that out
31:15 -into the universe. -What if you cant?
31:17 -What are you gonna do? -[Linda] My God, Kim,
31:18 if you don’t quit being so nuts about this baby thing,
31:21 I swear to God, Im gonna get pregnant again this afternoon
31:23 just to spite you.
31:25 -And you know I can do it. -Really?
31:27 -No. -Oh.
31:29 Sorry were not as politically correct as you guys,
31:30 but our baby has to be our blood.
31:33 -[Kim] Yes! Absolutely! -[Ellie] My God! "Our blood"!
31:36 -This blood right here? -Whats that supposed to mean?
31:39 Jerry, what do you think of all this?
31:40 Id be thankful if we could eat, Russ.
31:42 You just spent 30 minutes talking about the deep state.
31:45 You don't have an opinion on your own family?
31:46 -None of my business. -[Ellie] Thank you, Daddy.
31:48 I'd like you to know thousands of children
31:50 are spending Thanksgiving without any family at all.
31:52 And right now, I kinda envy them.
31:54 But I know you guys love me.
31:55 I know that I have a place to go to eat turkey and be thankful.
31:58 But a lot of kids don’t have that.
32:00 And its not their fault! And theyre not damaged goods!
32:03 So forget what I said before. It is back on!
32:06 -If thats okay with you, honey. -Yee-haw, baby.
32:08 Yee-haw. Were gonna adopt a whole shitwhack of kids.
32:11 I'm thankful that whoever has a problem with it
32:13 can fuck right off!
32:14 [chuckles]
32:16 [giggling]
32:18 -Amen. -Amen.
32:21 [gasps]
32:22 [Jan] Well, there goes another Thanksgiving.
32:24 [Pete, whispering] Youre crazy.
32:26 [barking]
32:28 Hi, honey. Here we are.
32:30 Come in, look around.
32:32 -This is Meatball. -[gasps]
32:34 A Christmas tree?
32:36 Does that mean Santa comes here?
32:39 -Yeah, every year. -Yay!
32:41 -So, you guys are rich. -What? Ri-- No.
32:44 -[laughs] -[Pete] Were not rich.
32:45 -[Ellie] No, no, no. -Were doing okay.
32:47 When we got this house, it was a dump.
32:49 We renovate houses. Ellie did all the design work.
32:51 Actually, everything is from swap meets and flea markets,
32:54 and its not that expensive at all.
32:56 Thats crystal!
32:58 -Sorry. Oh, my God. -Im sorry, Im sorry.
33:00 Im so sorry. I shouldn’t have left this out.
33:04 You guys want to see your rooms?
33:06 Come on. Lets go check out your room.
33:09 [gasps]
33:11 -Look! I got a bed and a bunny! -What do you think?
33:14 I love the bunny cause she has a skirt.
33:16 -Whose toys are these? -[Ellie] Theyre yours
33:18 -to share. -[Pete] Yeah.
33:19 [gasps] Lego!
33:22 Can I put my bears in there?
33:24 -Sure. -Of course.
33:27 Wow, you have a lot of teddy bears.
33:28 These are just court bears.
33:30 They get one every time we go to family court.
33:33 -[Lita] Can you help me? -[Juan] Yeah.
33:35 -[Lita] Whoa! Whoa! Whoa! -[Juan] Look at this, Lita.
33:39 Lizzy, want me to show you your room?
33:41 -Okay. Yeah. -Its just here.
33:43 Im so sorry you have to carry your stuff in these awful bags.
33:46 -If we knew-- -No, no, its cool.
33:49 Fun fact: Thats actually how you can spot a foster kid.
33:52 The kid carrying her whole life in a Hefty bag.
33:56 Its a foster joke.
33:58 Well, make yourself at home.
33:59 Yeah, this is your place.
34:01 You can do whatever you want with it.
34:02 Do you wanna put posters on the wall,
34:03 -you wanna paint it... -[Pete] Yeah.
34:04 Come on, this is what we do.
34:05 We can knock that out in 20 minutes.
34:07 Run down to the hardware store, pick any color you like.
34:09 -[Ellie] Yes! -[Pete] What do you say?
34:11 -Any color. -[Pete] Just pick a color.
34:12 -[Ellie] What color do you like? -[Pete] Any color you want.
34:14 You just pick a color, we're doing it.
34:15 Youd look great in green.
34:20 Yeah.
34:22 What do you think?
34:25 Wow, uh, its, yeah, darkest of the black tones.
34:30 -Yeah, thats what she picked. -Dark Kettle Black, huh?
34:33 I like it. Its really... dope.
34:37 -Ill get dinner started. -Okay.
34:40 -She doesn’t like it. -I think she loves it.
34:43 Well, you know her better than I do.
34:49 -Hey. -Hey, you all done in there?
34:51 Oh, yeah. And... she loves it.
34:54 Oh, great. Im so glad she loves her black bedroom.
34:57 So, Im gonna register Juan and Lita
35:00 at Harding in the morning,
35:01 and you can take Lizzy to the high school.
35:03 Did you see their shoes? We might want to take them
35:05 -to the mall tomorrow. -Hey, kids, dinner!
35:08 What? That sounds insane coming out of your mouth.
35:11 -Do we have kids? -Yeah, three of em.
35:13 Thats insane! I don’t believe it!
35:15 Did you not know that? Cause theyre really here.
35:19 -Holy shit. Holy shit. -Yeah. Yeah.
35:21 -Theyre here. -I love you.
35:23 Ew! [laughing]
35:26 -What? -Kiss again! Kiss again!
35:29 God. Mm!
35:31 [both] Ew!
35:33 Mwah! What about that one?
35:35 Kiss again!
35:36 Its gonna be long and weird.
35:38 -[Ellie and Pete] Mm! Mwah! -[Lita and Juan] Ew! [laugh]
35:41 -[Pete] How bout that? -[Ellie] How bout that?
35:43 -Come on, giggly. Sit down. -Im gonna shift the plates.
35:46 Great. We have everything. We have burgers and pasta
35:48 -and-- -Can we have potato chips?
35:50 Lets get ready for the tub.
35:52 Uh, you two, come on. Who wants to...
35:55 [Lizzy] Hey!
35:56 ["Emergency" by Icona Pop playing]
35:57 So you wanna dance?
35:59 You better know someone then Find someone of our friends
36:02 -Thats not really a bath toy. -[Lita] I don’t want this.
36:05 -Oh, no! Thats gonna-- -What? Hey! Hey!
36:10 Im gonna get a hamper next time.
36:13 Hey, next time...
36:17 -You need...? -Lookit!
36:19 Oh!
36:20 Grab-- Hold it. Keep it over the sink, please.
36:24 Cause Im hot And Im dancing
36:26 This is emergency
36:28 Yeah, whoo-hoo
36:30 Call an ambulance Come rescue me
36:32 Whoo-hoo-hoo-ooh
36:33 Everybody in this bitch
36:35 Whoo-hoo-hoo-ooh
36:38 Did you flush, sweetie?
36:40 -[toilet water running] -[gasps]
36:42 -[Pete] Good night, kiddo. -Good night.
36:44 [Lita] Good night!
36:47 Should we give them a kiss good night?
36:49 -I don’t know. -Maybe you should ask,
36:51 -or should we wait? -Should I ask?
36:53 -Ill ask. -[Lita] You guys
36:54 -are overthinking this. -Sorry, guys.
36:56 Sorry. [laughs]
36:57 -[Pete] Good night. -[Ellie] Good night.
36:59 -[Juan] Good night! -[Lita] Good night!
37:05 Should we kiss Lizzy good night?
37:07 -[Lizzy] Im good. Good night. -Oh. Night, kiddo.
37:11 All right. Good night.
37:12 [Dana] We try so hard to engage with him,
37:15 but no matter what we do,
37:17 Jake just wants to hang out in his room,
37:19 talking on his phone, swearing, taking the Lords name in vain,
37:23 and cranking his explicit music till all hours.
37:27 And he got into another fight at school.
37:29 Thank heaven he didn’t hurt one of the other kindergartners.
37:32 I think maybe its okay
37:34 for a five-year-old to have a cell phone.
37:37 -Does he have a lot of contacts? -We tried to take it.
37:40 His birth mother gave it to him, so we touch it, and its...
37:43 Im so sorry. You are so right.
37:46 He doesn’t need a phone. [sniffling]
37:48 -Were gonna try again. -[Karen] Definitely try.
37:51 Okay. And Pete and Ellie
37:53 took in three children ten days ago,
37:56 one of which is a teenager.
37:58 Yeah, its going pretty good.
37:59 I think our kids made us realize just what kind
38:01 of a rut we were in before.
38:02 Well, not really a rut. Just the same old routine, you know?
38:06 Work, go to the gym,
38:07 grabbing dinner, drinks, the movies.
38:10 -You know what I mean. -No, we don’t know.
38:12 [laughter]
38:14 I think shes just trying to say that we needed a new challenge,
38:17 you know, maybe something to break up the monotony.
38:19 Thats not the only thing theyre gonna break.
38:21 [all laughing]
38:23 I know. It sounds--
38:25 I know everyones going through tough stuff.
38:27 But these kids, I think they're just really good.
38:28 -We got lucky. -Oh, they got lucky.
38:30 Yeah, you hit the jackpot.
38:31 -Guys. -[laughter]
38:34 Why is this funny?
38:35 I think they might be recognizing
38:37 a little bit of a honeymoon period.
38:39 -Yeah. -[Ellie] No, we thought of that.
38:40 But it doesn’t feel like a period.
38:42 -[laughter] -I mean, its not perfect.
38:45 Lita won’t eat anything but potato chips.
38:48 Yeah, but we got a plan to work on that, too.
38:50 Im not saying were perfect parents.
38:51 Are you sure?
38:55 I think I might be recognizing a little bit of jealousy.
38:58 -Its not a good trait, guys. -[laughter]
39:00 Deck the halls With boughs of holly
39:04 [Ellie] Okay, what do we have here?
39:07 -Huh? -Christmas!
39:09 [Ellie] What is it? Its a sewing machine!
39:12 What do you think?
39:13 No? She doesn’t like it? Why not?
39:16 [Pete] Looks like a robot, buddy!
39:18 [Juan] Lita, look at this big box!
39:20 -Dude, it walks and talks. -This could be my helmet!
39:22 -What about the presents? -I wouldve went crazy
39:24 if I got a robot. Im playing with that robot.
39:26 And this could be the spaceship.
39:27 -[Lita] Can I go inside? -Sure.
39:29 Hey, guys. Wow, you really like cardboard boxes, huh?
39:32 Anybody interested in playing with the giant dollhouse
39:34 it took me three hours to assemble?
39:37 Did it come in a big box?
39:40 Yeah, it did. It came in a big $200 box.
39:42 -Lets go! Lets go! -[Lita squeals]
39:43 Come on. Lets go get the box.
39:45 -[Ellie] Christmas is boxes. -Yes.
39:46 [Lita] Yay!
39:50 Hey, Lizzy, this ones for you too.
39:53 -Merry Christmas. -Oh.
39:55 -Another one. -Yeah.
39:56 Thanks. Merry-- Merry Christmas.
39:59 I...
40:01 You didn’t have to get all this stuff for us.
40:03 I know, I know, but we wanted to.
40:06 We were excited. Did we go overboard?
40:08 No, no, no! Um, Im sorry.
40:10 Im happy. I am. I...
40:12 Its nice to see Lita and Juan get presents
40:15 that weren’t donated from total strangers, so...
40:19 Hey, Lizzy, if you ever want to talk about anything...
40:21 I know its Christmas time
40:23 and you may have memories and things.
40:24 Oh, no, no, no. Im-- Im--
40:27 Im good. I...
40:29 You know what, I'm just-- actually--
40:30 I haven’t had my morning coffee yet.
40:32 So, Im gonna get that.
40:34 -Do you want some coffee? -Sure.
40:35 [Lizzy] Okay. [sighs]
40:37 For the holidays
40:40 You can’t beat home Sweet home
40:49 [Pete] We wanna thank the Lord for our first Christmas together
40:52 and we wanna give thanks for this lovely meal.
40:55 And also this, um,
40:57 bounty of super fun cardboard boxes.
41:00 -Amen. -[chuckling] Amen.
41:02 Okay. Tuck in, everybody.
41:04 Wheres my potato chips?
41:06 Were not having chips tonight, munchkin. Sorry.
41:08 -I want my chips. -[Lizzy] Lita!
41:10 Lizzy. Pete and I worked really hard on this dinner,
41:12 and there's lots of yummy food for you to eat.
41:14 -No! -Hey, hey, hey.
41:15 -Lita! [shouting in Spanish] -Please.
41:19 Hey! Lizzy, Lizzy, please! Lizzy, no, okay? Ive got this.
41:22 Why are you yelling at me? Im trying to help you.
41:24 Im not yelling. Im sor-- I am. Just then I was.
41:26 But its-- Look. Lita, don’t do what Lizzy said.
41:29 What did you say? Cuatro? "Go to your bedroom"?
41:31 No, cuatro means "quart." Like quart of milk.
41:34 She said, "You're not gonna have potato chips,
41:36 but you will drink that milk."
41:37 In any case, we have this. Its fine.
41:39 -Okay. Fine. -[Ellie] Okay.
41:42 Lets try some of this meat loaf, okay?
41:44 -No! I want my chips! -Youre not having chips!
41:47 I don’t think shes getting on board with the plan, honey.
41:50 -I don’t want this! -[Ellie] Hey!
41:52 You sure you don’t wanna give her chips?
41:53 No, were not giving her chips. She's gonna eat--
41:55 [high-pitched scream]
41:59 Lita, stay right there!
42:02 Oh, God, Im sorry. Im so sorry.
42:04 No, its okay. Don’t cry. Relax.
42:06 -Watch your feet, okay? -[Ellie] Raised feet!
42:08 -[Juan] I didn’t mean to. Sorry. -[Ellie] You give those to me.
42:11 -Ow! Ow. -[Pete] Calm down. Don’t cry.
42:13 -[Lita] I want my chips! -[Pete] Stay there, Juan.
42:15 -[screams]
42:16 These are really, really good potatoes.
42:18 -[Ellie] Hey! -[Lita screaming]
42:21 -[groans] God! -[Ellie] Oh, my God.
42:24 -Are you okay? -[Pete] Oh, God. Hold on.
42:27 Lita, duck!
42:29 -[Ellie] What are you doing? -[Pete] Trying to put it out!
42:31 -[Ellie] With ketchup? -Put it out!
42:35 -All right. -Lita?
42:37 [growling]
42:38 [Pete] Wait, whats that noise?
42:40 [growling continues]
42:42 Why is she growling?
42:43 That wasn’t in the classes. I got nothing for that.
42:46 [Pete] Shes got a knife.
42:48 -It's just a SpongeBob knife. -Its still a knife.
42:49 [Ellie] Put the knife down, honey.
42:51 Put down the weapon, okay?
42:52 You guys want me to deal with this, or you still got it?
42:55 Yeah, do you wanna let her jump in here now, please?
42:57 Okay, okay. Fine. Fine!
42:59 Lita. [speaking Spanish]
43:05 Gracias.
43:09 Ellie, you gotta learn some Spanish.
43:11 Why would you give a kid milk in a glass cup?
43:13 Im sorry. I didn’t...
43:15 [Lita] Why did she do that? I hate her!
43:19 That didn’t take long. They hate us already.
43:22 Well, technically, she said she hates you.
43:28 -[Lita screams] -[gasps]
43:29 -Okay, okay, okay! -I want a Barbie!
43:32 [Ellie] No. This isn’t even a real Barbie.
43:34 Youve got a real Barbie at home
43:36 that Santa gave you a few weeks ago.
43:37 Santa got me a fat Barbie! I want a skinny Barbie!
43:39 Shes not fat. Shes body positive.
43:41 [Pete] If you put the doll back,
43:43 Ill get you a giant ice cream sundae.
43:44 So, youre rewarding this behavior?
43:46 -What are you thinking? -You handle it.
43:48 -Juan, get out of there. Please? -Don’t hit me!
43:51 -What? I didn't-- -Im sorry!
43:52 -[customers murmuring] -I didn’t hit him, okay?
43:54 I never have hit him, I would never hit a kid.
43:56 -[screaming] I want a Barbie! -[Lizzy] Stop right now,
43:58 or youre not getting lunch or dinner.
44:00 Were not starving people here. I have this under control.
44:02 Yeah, Lizzy, you body-positive whore!
44:05 [Ellie] Okay, youre done. Gimme that.
44:07 Give it to me. Just give me that now!
44:09 Oh, yeah? Yeah, it really looks like youve got it.
44:12 -Scan it! Hurry! -No!
44:13 Were not doing this!
44:16 [customers gasping]
44:17 Someone videotaping this?
44:19 Pete, where are you? Wheres Pete?
44:21 Youre done. Oh, great. Youre out there?
44:24 Thank you so much.
44:25 Hey, sweetie. I brought the car.
44:27 Saved you a little walking time.
44:29 -[Ellie] We had a front space. -Well, its still closer.
44:31 Hey, Pete, look at my pretty new doll.
44:33 Oh, wow. So you caved, huh?
44:35 No, I did not cave. I bought it for her.
44:37 It was only four bucks. Can we just get out of here,
44:39 you coward?
44:43 -[grunting] -[children playing]
44:49 [giggling, shouting]
44:54 Holy shit. There they are.
44:57 Hey, Jan, Jerry. Theyre here.
45:03 Oh, man! Kid dinged a Porsche.
45:05 -Dude, what are you doing? -Im sorry.
45:07 [Pete] All right. Just don’t cry, okay?
45:09 Hes gonna have to leave a note.
45:10 -[Ellie] Hey, hey! Lita! Lita! -Just help get the stuff
45:12 -out of the back. -[horn honking]
45:13 Ellie looks dehydrated. She looks bad.
45:16 -Weve got the pizza! -Juan, whoa, whoa.
45:18 What are you doing, bud? Oh, sorry! Oh, Christ.
45:20 -Its so warm. -Hey, put the pizza down.
45:22 -You can’t hold it like that. -[Ellie] Hi, Mom.
45:25 Hey, Dad.
45:26 [gasps] You must be Lizzy.
45:29 Yeah, hi. Im Lizzy. Um, this is, uh, Lita and Juan.
45:33 Hello, Lita.
45:36 Hello, Juan.
45:38 Im Grammy "Hw-an" and this is Grandpa "Hw-erry."
45:42 Mom, can you just talk like a normal person?
45:44 I like the way she says her J’s.
45:46 -Can you please? -Its sophisticated.
45:48 -[man] Here you go, brother. -Thanks, man.
45:53 I can’t get over it.
45:54 They look just like normal kids.
45:56 What did you think they were gonna look like, Russ, huh?
45:58 -Little pirates? -I don’t know.
46:00 Theyre just so cute.
46:01 [Kim] How is the new school?
46:03 Its good. Its like... Its, um... Its school.
46:07 -Yeah. -Awesome.
46:08 And whats the, you know, boy situation?
46:10 -Anything exciting? -No, no. Hey, leave her alone.
46:13 She doesn’t like talking about that kind of stuff,
46:15 so just go easy.
46:18 What? You don’t.
46:20 Actually, theres this, um, this one guy, Jacob.
46:22 -Oh! -Yeah?
46:23 Wow, thats a cute name. Jacob. I like-- Like Jake.
46:26 No, honey, its "Hway-cob."
46:29 Right? Right? "Hway-cob."
46:31 No, no, its just Jacob.
46:32 -Jacob. -[Lizzy] "Ja."
46:34 Ja... cob.
46:35 Yeah, and hes not cute.
46:37 Hes more of like an artsy, old soul type.
46:41 -Yeah! -Yeah.
46:42 You know, I was never into the cute ones either.
46:44 Nah. Cutes overrated.
46:46 Right? I didn’t either. Ive never had a hot boyfriend.
46:48 -Ever! They're like-- -Shut up!
46:50 You look like a monkey
46:54 And you smell like one too
46:57 -Yeah! -[cheering]
47:04 Lizzy, can we put the phone away while were at the table,
47:06 please, like we talked about?
47:08 -Lizzy, please. -[Pete] Give her the phone.
47:10 Hey, guys, check it out.
47:12 -Theres some shit going down. -Lizzy, the phone.
47:14 -Now. -[sighs]
47:17 Is that her real mom? Yeah, thats a harsh move.
47:21 Actually, if you read your foster parent regs,
47:23 you know youre not allowed to take away
47:25 any of my personal property, so...
47:28 [Pete] Its the look. She's doing the look.
47:29 Ah, ketchup. I gotta get some ketchup.
47:31 [Ellie] Pete, youd said youd say something to her
47:34 -next time she acts all bitchy. -I never said the word "bitchy."
47:37 -It was her word, not mine. -I'm always the bad guy
47:39 because youre never there.
47:40 I'm not gonna apologize for working.
47:42 Somebodys gotta deal with that dump of a house
47:43 you bought before it bankrupts us.
47:45 [Ellie] I bought? You loved it too!
47:46 And that's not even the point. The point is, when you are there
47:48 you let them get away with murder.
47:50 I got on Lizzy last night
47:51 when she wouldn't help clean up after dinner!
47:52 -Perfect parent, huh? -[laughs]
47:54 -Is this funny, Kit? -I think were all enjoying this
47:56 -a little bit, Pete. -[laughter]
48:00 -[sighs] -Okay.
48:02 -Im sorry. Im sorry. -[Karen] Its okay.
48:04 I never get tired of watching white people fight.
48:06 [chuckles] Nor do I.
48:08 But, why don’t you calm down and tell us,
48:11 without blaming each other, what the main issues are.
48:14 Well, Lita is just constantly--
48:15 -I want-- -I don’t want to!
48:17 [screams]
48:18 And Juan just doesn’t use his head.
48:20 [video game noises]
48:23 Unlock the window!
48:25 And if I say anything about any of it--
48:26 [whining] Im so sorry. Its not my fault.
48:28 -Lizzys favorite pastime is-- -Just leave me alone!
48:31 Thanks for making me late.
48:32 Youre an asshole.
48:34 God forbid we actually try to parent the little ones.
48:36 No, no, no, no, thats her territory.
48:38 Don’t forget when Lizzy was ten
48:39 her mother would disappear for weeks at a time,
48:42 leaving Lizzy to parent Juan and Lita all by herself.
48:45 Yeah, shes not just gonna step aside
48:47 and let you two take over.
48:48 Are you saying we should let her parent the kids?
48:50 Are you paying attention? Shes 15.
48:53 Shes a terrible parent. She needs to be a kid.
48:55 Now, you gotta step up and become the parents.
48:58 But you just said she won’t let us.
49:00 -Nope, she won’t. -[Pete] You know, Karen,
49:01 youve been a godsend through most of this,
49:03 but youre just about to piss me off!
49:05 Pete, you won’t get anywhere with her
49:07 until you two get on the same page.
49:09 -Right? -Thats right.
49:10 And, you know, if shes hostile with you again,
49:12 maybe try using the three Rs.
49:14 Okay? Number one: regulate.
49:17 "Lizzy, take some deep breaths, count to ten."
49:21 Number two: relate.
49:23 "I understand that youre upset. Nobody likes to feel this way."
49:27 -[whispers] Thats good. -Number three: reason.
49:30 "Lizzy, its okay to be angry.
49:33 Whats not okay is to threaten to slash our throats
49:36 in the middle of the night when were asleep."
49:38 -Hmm? -What?
49:39 -Im sorry, did I--? -[Dirk] That was actually us.
49:42 -Our story. Last session. -Yeah.
49:44 The little guy didn’t follow through with it though.
49:47 [laughter]
49:48 -Well, not yet! -Not yet.
49:50 [laughter]
49:52 Sorry, but we shouldn’t be laughing.
49:54 No, its actually important to have a sense of humor
49:56 about this kind of thing.
49:57 You gotta laugh or youll never make it through this.
50:01 -That is right. -[Karen] Speaking of which,
50:03 next up we have October,
50:05 who still hasn’t been matched with a child.
50:07 Well, theres some good news.
50:09 [laughter]
50:11 Ha-ha-ha.
50:12 So, together were all gonna decide which chore
50:15 wed like to do, and then each week, well mix it up.
50:18 -Can I do "Feed Meatball"? -Yes!
50:20 [Lita] I want to feed Meatball!
50:22 You can feed him next week.
50:24 Pete, I hope shes not serious about all this.
50:25 Its not just she, its we. And we are. Very serious.
50:28 Okay. So you want us to wash your feet too?
50:31 -Oh, Lizzy. -This is bullshit!
50:32 Lizzy! Hey, hey, wait, wait! Lizzy. Lets just...
50:35 Lets try something else. Can we just take a moment,
50:39 calm down, and take a few breaths?
50:41 -Please? -[inhales, exhales]
50:43 [Pete] Try it.
50:45 [inhales, exhales]
50:49 Nice! Nice!
50:51 And we hear you that you are frustrated with the chart.
50:53 Well, yeah. Yeah, Im frustrated.
50:55 Yes! And thats okay to be frustrated!
50:57 Were all frustrated.
50:58 So, lets think about next time
51:00 how we can express ourselves better.
51:01 Okay. Okay. Well...
51:04 I don’t know, maybe next time
51:06 you guys...
51:08 try and use the three Rs on me,
51:11 I could barf all over the ground because its so nauseating!
51:13 I knew it wasn’t gonna work with her.
51:15 Oh, good! Youre home!
51:18 Hi!
51:19 Mom, I told you to text or call.
51:22 You told me to give you a few weeks to settle in.
51:24 Well, its been a few weeks. I want to meet my new grandkids.
51:27 You must be Lizzy. Come here!
51:29 -No, she doesn’t like it when-- -Come here!
51:31 Oh! Im your Grandma Sandy.
51:34 Anyone ever starts shit with any of you,
51:36 they have to deal with me. Were family now,
51:38 and I got your back forever. You hear me?
51:40 -Mom, just take it easy. Please. -Oh, my God!
51:43 Will you look at them!
51:44 Juan, Lita, this is Sandy. This is Petes mom.
51:47 -Hi! -Hi!
51:48 I could just eat you two up! And hows my baby boy?
51:52 Oh!
51:54 [chuckles]
51:56 -[clears throat] Hello, dear. -Hi.
51:57 Hey, Mom, you gotta give us a few minutes.
51:59 We were in the middle of a family meeting here.
52:01 Perfect! Because Im a member of the family.
52:03 Grandma Sandy has an announcement to make.
52:06 I got the whole family tickets to Six Flags!
52:09 -Yay! -Yay!
52:10 -[laughs] -Whats Six Flags?
52:12 -"Whats Six Flags?" -Mom, thats such a nice offer.
52:16 But things have been a little chaotic around here,
52:18 and we need things to be normal.
52:20 Ill tell you whats not normal,
52:21 is your kids not knowing what Six Flags is.
52:25 Your kids.
52:28 Ma, its just not a good time, So were not doing this, okay?
52:31 Were not doing this, right? Were on the same page
52:33 -because of the structure thing? -Yeah, yeah.
52:36 Honey? Right, El?
52:38 [screaming]
52:43 -I did not cave. -[Pete] Oh, you caved.
52:46 Lizzy gave you the look and you caved.
52:48 Maybe I just wanted to be the fun parent for once
52:51 -instead of being the bad guy. -I tried being the bad guy,
52:54 -you wouldn’t let me. -Okay, fine. Im sorry.
52:56 I really am. But look how much fun everybodys having.
52:58 And Lizzy, shes actually smiling. Its crazy.
53:01 Hey! Did you have fun?
53:03 You don’t have to go on the kiddie rides.
53:04 I love the big rides. You want to go--
53:07 -Hey, Lizzy! -[Lizzy] Hey, whats up?
53:10 -Good to see you! -Good to see you too!
53:14 Hey, hey. Whats up?
53:16 Uh, Kylie, Savanna, these are my, um...
53:20 fosters.
53:21 Yeah, yeah. Were the fosters!
53:24 Right, so, Ill see you guys later, okay?
53:25 Actually, we were just gonna go on the water ride.
53:28 Let her go with her friends. They don’t wanna be stuck here
53:30 with a bunch of old farts like you two.
53:32 They want to ride the big stuff and check out the hot boys.
53:35 [chuckles] Heres a hundred.
53:38 Buy yourselves some souvenirs and junk food.
53:40 -Uh-huh. -Thanks, Grandma Sandy! Thanks!
53:43 All right, cool.
53:45 Uh, okay, I'll meet you guys at the front.
53:47 And, what time are we going back to your house?
53:49 Were going back to our house, where we all live, at 7:00!
53:54 Okay, Ill see you then. Bye!
53:56 Mom, what are you doing? You cant--
53:58 Oh, no! Little Juannys upchucking in the trash bin!
54:01 You all right, peanut?
54:03 Was it all the funnel cakes we ate?
54:06 -Oh. Oh, oh. -[Juan groaning]
54:10 [cell phone clicking]
54:18 [Ellie] I know shes getting these texts.
54:20 I can see the dots.
54:22 [Pete] Maybe she ran off, or something happened to her.
54:25 [Ellie] No, she didn’t.
54:26 Shes just treating us like another set of fosters.
54:28 -[laughing, chattering] -[Lizzy] All right.
54:31 -Bye. -[car stereo plays loudly]
54:32 [Lizzy] Thanks for the ride. I love you!
54:34 -Im the bad guy. Watch this. -Bye.
54:37 -Bye! -Hey!
54:39 -Where the hell were you? -We went to the movies.
54:42 And it ran a little bit later. Its not a big deal.
54:44 Really? You couldn’t have taken five seconds to text or call us
54:47 and let us know nobody murdered you?
54:48 Well, guess what? Youre grounded.
54:50 -Im grounded? -[Pete] Yeah.
54:52 Youre grounded, because I just grounded you.
54:54 Before you weren’t grounded, you weren’t anything,
54:55 then I said that thing I said, and now youre grounded!
54:58 -Weve been waiting one hour! -Im the bad guy. Calm down.
55:01 -He's the bad guy. -Youre not going anywhere.
55:03 -Youre done! -[Ellie] Done!
55:04 -Don’t want to hear it! -You know what?
55:06 When I was nine, I lived in a crack house.
55:08 So, Im pretty sure the Multiplex
55:09 is a comparatively safe environment.
55:11 [Sandy] Oh, no. No.
55:12 You don’t play that trouble pass card with us.
55:15 Your butts in a sling, missy!
55:16 -Oh, Grandma Sandy, I forgot. -What?
55:19 I got you, um...
55:22 Oh, sweet Jesus.
55:23 Will you look at this? Im gonna wear it every day.
55:26 Oh, come here.
55:29 You know, this reminds me
55:31 of when Pete and his degenerate friends stole a pizza truck.
55:35 -Shes good. Shes good. -Oh, God.
55:38 Are you two gonna stand there all night, or are we gonna try
55:40 to get these kids to bed at a decent hour?
55:42 [Pete] Remember I told you
55:43 we weren’t special enough for this? We were doing fine.
55:46 -You said that we were in a rut. -Maybe we were spoiled
55:48 and didn’t appreciate the rut. The rut was easy and quiet.
55:50 You know, I miss the rut. But you had to be a mommy.
55:52 Whose idea was it to go and talk to the teenagers?
55:55 We couldve had a toddler who doesn’t have opinions
55:57 -and thong underwear. -What?
55:58 You pushed us into some next-level shit!
56:00 We can’t start turning on each other here.
56:02 I think if we just stay calm, and we work together,
56:05 we can find a way to get these little assholes
56:07 out of our house!
56:09 -Now were talking! -Right?
56:10 -Exactly what I was thinking. -Hello!
56:12 -I hate them so much. -Me too. Theyre the worst.
56:16 Theyre so ungrateful. We're doing everything for them.
56:18 -And they could give two shits. -Right?
56:19 But guess what? Theyre not adopted yet.
56:22 No. No, theyre not.
56:25 We could just...
56:27 put em back.
56:29 I mean, yes, we'd look like the worst people in the world,
56:31 -but... -[Pete] Yeah, we would.
56:33 And right now, everybody thinks were saints.
56:34 I know. I love that part. I do love that part.
56:37 Thats the only good part.
56:39 Just an idea.
56:41 What if we say that some relatives came forward?
56:44 The courts took em. Theres nothing we could do.
56:46 Right? We squirt a few tears, we act super devastated.
56:49 Thats good. Thats good. Thats very good.
56:52 And we get our clean house and date night back.
56:54 And everybody feels sorry for us.
56:57 -Yes! -Right?
56:59 -Get some presents maybe. -[both chuckle]
57:05 Were never gonna do that.
57:08 No.
57:11 Its a nice thought, but were...
57:14 -Were stuck, aren’t we? -Yeah, we are.
57:18 You know, we gotta just accept that we made a terrible mistake
57:21 and our life is mostly gonna suck now.
57:23 -Good night, honey. -[chuckles]
57:29 [exhales]
57:44 All right, one nail on each side of the slat.
57:47 -Okay. -On both ends. Okay?
57:49 -"Look." -Yes, excellent.
57:52 [Meatball whining]
57:53 Okay, keep going. Get the words for me.
57:56 What are you doing?
57:57 You wanna get in? You wanna say hi to Lizzy?
57:59 [Lizzy chattering]
58:02 Speak of the devil.
58:04 -[picking on strings] -What are they doing here?
58:06 You never said I couldn’t have any people over.
58:07 Everybody knows you can’t have people over
58:09 when youre grounded.
58:11 And you know that too, because they obviously
58:13 came in through the window.
58:15 This place is disgusting, by the way.
58:16 God, what a Nazi bitch.
58:19 -What did you call me? -I don’t know. You just seem
58:21 -like a Nazi bitch. -Get out. Now.
58:23 Out. Both of you, out. Go! Now!
58:26 No, you get out of my room.
58:27 No, no. I'm staying in your black room.
58:29 These guys are leaving.
58:30 No, out the window, Pussy Riot! Way you came in!
58:32 -Out, now! -Holy shit!
58:34 Out! Out!
58:35 -Oh! -[Lizzy] Youre literally crazy!
58:37 [Ellie] Youre driving me crazy!
58:39 [Lizzy] God. What are you doing?
58:41 [Ellie] You're acting like a psychopath.
58:43 Start the car!
58:44 -What is going on in there? -Lizzy, I said youre grounded.
58:47 -Where are you going? -Im calling my caseworker.
58:50 Oh! Thats a good idea, huh? Get CPS to come
58:52 make your little brother and sister pack up
58:54 their court bears and trash bags in the middle of the night
58:56 and move them back to the Muskies?
58:57 Thatll be really good for them.
58:58 -Better than you. -No! Not better than me!
59:01 I just can’t with you. Can you please deal with her, Pete?
59:03 Hey, Lizzy, youre gonna have to start--
59:04 Were good people! We just wanna make a nice home for you.
59:08 -Is that so wrong? -Youre just another white lady
59:10 who wants to adopt little charity orphans
59:11 to feel good about yourself.
59:12 Pete, you tell her what my nationality is!
59:15 Well, actually. by blood, she is one eighth--
59:17 Yeah, Im one-eighth Comanche, okay? So Im not that white!
59:20 And do I look like I feel good about myself right now?
59:22 Okay, then tell me! Please tell me!
59:24 Why did you suddenly feel the urge to get foster kids?
59:27 Because we... It was... I mean, I...
59:30 -"Pete, please?" Exactly. -No, I...
59:32 Hey, youre not going anywhere. Stop right there!
59:34 I mean it. Don’t open that door.
59:36 Hey! Do not get in that car. You hear me?
59:39 Don’t shut that door. I mean it!
59:42 Good. Now, can we just go inside so we can talk about this?
59:44 Juan, drop it right now!
59:50 [nail gun shoots]
59:55 [inaudible]
1:00:03 [Juan groaning]
1:00:05 [Pete] All right, let go. Let go a sec.
1:00:07 What are you doing? Take it out!
1:00:09 No, it's better to leave it in till we get to the hospital.
1:00:11 Youre okay, buddy. Were here.
1:00:12 Were here. Youre okay.
1:00:14 Stay still. I got to wrap it up.
1:00:16 [Ellie] Relax. Were gonna get you there in one second, okay?
1:00:19 Oh, honey! Juan is gonna be okay.
1:00:20 -Come on, come on! -[Juan crying]
1:00:25 Tell the girls we need their car. Now!
1:00:28 Get out! Move your ass! Come on!
1:00:32 -I got you, buddy. I got you. -[Lizzy] Get in. Get in.
1:00:35 [Ellie] Seat belts on, everybody! Seat belts on.
1:00:37 Youre a brave boy, you hear me? Look at me. Youre so brave.
1:00:40 Youre doing such a good job, buddy. Were right here.
1:00:43 Hello! Hey, help, please.
1:00:45 -What happened? -Hes got a nail in his foot.
1:00:47 -I didn’t want to take it out. -This way.
1:00:49 That was very smart. Put him right on this gurney.
1:00:51 -Hey, buddy. -Its all right, were here.
1:00:54 -Are you the mother? -Yes. Oh, Im his foster mom.
1:00:56 -Okay. -Right this way, Dad.
1:00:58 Hey, buddy, whats your name?
1:01:00 [doctor] Well clean this off, give you a little anesthetic,
1:01:03 and then take this nail out.
1:01:05 Hold my hand. It's just gonna be a little pinch. Look at me.
1:01:07 -Hold my hand, hold my hand. -[doctor] A bit of a sting.
1:01:10 -[Juan] Stop! Stop! -[Pete] Its almost over.
1:01:13 -[doctor] Thats it. -[Pete] Its done! Its done.
1:01:15 -[Lita crying] -I think you should take Lita
1:01:17 to the lobby.
1:01:18 You wanna go with her or stay here with Juan?
1:01:20 -[crying] -Take her, take her, take her.
1:01:25 [Ellie] You're okay.
1:01:30 -[Pete] Come here. -Hey, Im right here.
1:01:32 He's okay.
1:01:34 Youre so brave.
1:01:36 Youre doing so good, buddy.
1:01:41 So, he doesn’t have to wear a cast or anything?
1:01:43 -Its just stitches? -Yeah.
1:01:45 -Well, thats good news. -Yeah.
1:01:47 And, um, how did this happen?
1:01:49 It was my fault. I walked away, and I left the gun there.
1:01:52 -Juan just picked it up. -No. It wasn’t their fault.
1:01:55 It was mine. I was trying to leave in a car
1:01:57 and I wasn’t supposed to, and then-- and then
1:01:59 they got distracted, then I yelled at Juan, and he
1:02:01 -dropped the thing on his foot-- -Sweetie, don’t be ridiculous.
1:02:03 I shouldn't have left the nail gun there.
1:02:05 Pete, shut up! This is the kind of stuff they move kids for.
1:02:08 Look, it wasn’t their fault. They didn’t do anything.
1:02:10 It's my fault. I should be the one
1:02:11 -getting in trouble right now. -Its okay.
1:02:12 Why don't you uh, why don't you come on over here.
1:02:14 Excuse me.
1:02:15 And, uh, lets talk about what happened.
1:02:21 [mouthing] Oh, my God!
1:02:23 So, uh, nobodys being moved.
1:02:35 -Hey. Whats wrong? -Uh, I have no idea.
1:02:39 I just woke up this morning and...
1:02:41 Damn it. [laughs]
1:02:43 [Ellie] You know what? I think I can help.
1:02:48 I have, uh...
1:02:50 this really great detangler. You want me to...?
1:02:54 -Sure, yeah. Whatever, yeah. -Yeah?
1:02:56 Okay, here.
1:02:59 Have a seat...
1:03:01 and Ill, uh... Yeah.
1:03:03 -Okay. -[chuckles]
1:03:04 -Wow. Howd this happen? -I don’t know.
1:03:07 Yeah. Just let me know if it pulls, okay?
1:03:18 Okay. Thats good.
1:03:21 -Better, yeah? -Oh, wow. Yeah. Thank you.
1:03:24 Let me just smooth it out for you.
1:03:57 Thank you.
1:03:59 No problem. Its all gone.
1:04:18 -[Ellie] You all set? -[Lizzy] Yep.
1:04:20 -Hey, thanks for the lunch. -No problem.
1:04:25 Oh, is that that boy Jacob?
1:04:27 The one that just picked up that bit of trash?
1:04:29 Don’t freak out about it.
1:04:31 No! Why would I freak out about it?
1:04:33 He looks like an artistic type, like you said.
1:04:35 -You think so? -Definitely!
1:04:37 -Look at that face. -[Lizzy] Yeah.
1:04:39 Conscientious. Picking up trash.
1:04:41 Yeah. Yeah, he is. Yeah.
1:04:45 -Well, have a good day. -Thanks. You too.
1:04:47 -Okay. -All right.
1:04:49 Careful with your foot, Juan. Bye, Lita.
1:04:52 Well, did you see that?
1:04:53 Definitely starting to hate me a bit less, right?
1:04:56 Maybe.
1:05:00 -Hi, Lizzy. -Hey, Charlie.
1:05:04 Hi, Jacob.
1:05:06 -Wassup, baby girl? -Nothing.
1:05:09 -How you doing? -Good. Cleaning up your mess.
1:05:12 [chuckles]
1:05:15 Why don’t you get into school before you get me in trouble.
1:05:18 All right, fine.
1:05:20 -Text me. -Okay.
1:05:29 [groans]
1:05:30 -[whistle blows] -[indistinct chatter]
1:05:33 -Hey, hon. -Hey.
1:05:34 -Hi. Hows she doing? -Shes good.
1:05:36 Oh. Yeah. And check this out. I got here early,
1:05:39 and Lizzy saw me, and she came over
1:05:41 and just starts talking.
1:05:43 -To you? -Yeah! Not full-on girl talk,
1:05:46 but not the usual silent treatment either.
1:05:48 She was telling me about that kid Jacob,
1:05:49 and how he doesn’t say much so she can’t tell if he likes her.
1:05:52 Next thing I know Im in full mom mode,
1:05:54 giving her advice, like,
1:05:55 "Well, you know, sometimes, with the quiet types,
1:05:57 maybe you'll have to make the first move."
1:05:58 What, you said "make a move"?
1:06:00 You told her to make a move? On a boy?
1:06:01 This kid is harmless, baby. Trust me.
1:06:04 Im thrilled she even likes him.
1:06:05 I totally pegged her for the bad boys.
1:06:07 -[Lita crying] -What happened?
1:06:10 -Juan broke Potato Chips. -[Pete] Calm down.
1:06:12 Im gonna fix her, okay? Here you go. See?
1:06:14 Thanks, Daddy.
1:06:18 Did you hear that? I just got my first "Daddy"!
1:06:21 Thats... You suck!
1:06:23 No fair! I want some of that. Hey, honey.
1:06:25 Lita, can I help you with anything?
1:06:28 -Nope! -No, what?
1:06:29 Are you talking to me? Who am I?
1:06:31 -Ellie. -Juan. Buddy, come here!
1:06:34 Come here, son.
1:06:36 Hows your foot? You okay? You okay if I call you "son"?
1:06:39 -Sure. -[sighs]
1:06:42 -Wheres Lizzy? -Right there. You see her?
1:06:43 [Juan] Oh, yeah, she's right there.
1:07:30 [drawer slams]
1:07:32 She comes out here, she takes all this stuff out,
1:07:34 and she can’t bother with the one second it takes
1:07:37 to close a stupid door, or put anything in the sink.
1:07:39 -What happened? -I found my hairbrush
1:07:41 -in the toilet this morning. -What?
1:07:43 -I told you that wasn’t me! -Of course it was you.
1:07:45 I left it in the bathroom for you.
1:07:47 Juan and Lita aren’t even up yet.
1:07:49 -Im up now, Miss Noisy Pants. -Im sorry, sweetie.
1:07:53 I thought we were connecting. I left it there for her
1:07:55 with a nice little note, with hearts on it.
1:07:57 -[Pete] Oh, my God. -I didn’t do it.
1:07:59 -Wow. Hello. -What is that?
1:08:01 Youre wearing that? Are you going to a strip club?
1:08:02 Sorry I don’t dress like an uptight douche like you.
1:08:05 -[Ellie] Hey! -No, no, no. You don't talk
1:08:06 -to my wife like that! -It's from Ann Taylor! Loft!
1:08:08 [Pete] You know what, go put some clothes on,
1:08:09 a lot of them. Then get in my truck.
1:08:11 -Im driving you this morning. -Oh, my God!
1:08:14 You guys are so annoying!
1:08:15 Change the clothes.
1:08:16 [Lizzy] Its not that big of a deal.
1:08:18 -Hey. -Do I dress like a douche?
1:08:20 No. Make sure she gets out to my truck.
1:08:21 -Bye, Daddy. -[Pete] Bye, sweetie.
1:08:28 [gasps] Oh!
1:08:31 Oh, my goodness. Oh.
1:08:36 -Hey, whats that? Oh! -[glass cracks]
1:08:39 Ow! [groans]
1:08:45 You okay? Thats a shame.
1:08:56 -What are we doing here? -Lets go.
1:09:00 Im gonna be late for school, you know.
1:09:04 [drill whirring]
1:09:06 Come on.
1:09:07 Okay. So, youre punishing me with manual labor.
1:09:10 You know, Ive worked harder than you've--
1:09:11 Yeah, yeah, I know, youre a badass.
1:09:13 This isn’t a punishment, okay?
1:09:15 Hey! Im Stewart. You probably...
1:09:18 -You... Whats up? -Stewart.
1:09:20 Don’t ever talk to her again, okay?
1:09:22 As a matter of fact, go to lunch.
1:09:24 Its 8:15.
1:09:27 Okay. Lunch it is.
1:09:29 Come on.
1:09:33 -Put these on. -What?
1:09:35 Just put them on.
1:09:37 Lizzy, I know youre angry.
1:09:39 At us, at the world. Maybe at yourself a little bit.
1:09:42 I don’t know, and youre not talking.
1:09:44 Truth is, when Im pissed,
1:09:45 I don’t much like to talk about it either.
1:09:47 But you know what I do like to do?
1:09:50 -[Lizzy gasps] -I like to break shit.
1:09:52 Really?
1:09:54 Anything in this room.
1:09:58 -Swing away. -[Lizzy] Okay.
1:10:03 -[Pete] Huh? Howd that feel? -It felt good!
1:10:05 -Feels good, huh? I told you. -Yeah.
1:10:08 Now-- Whoa, whoa!
1:10:10 Don’t waste it, all right? I want you to do me a favor.
1:10:13 I need you to think about something
1:10:15 that really pisses you off.
1:10:16 -You got it? -Yeah, I got it.
1:10:18 -Are you sure? -Yeah, I got it.
1:10:19 Right, lets see it. Bust that shit up.
1:10:21 Yes!
1:10:22 -There you go. You like that? -Yeah, that was good.
1:10:25 All right, come on.
1:10:27 Yeah! [laughs]
1:10:29 -Whoo! -There we go. Yes!
1:10:31 [Lizzy laughing]
1:10:47 Ho-ho! Double shot!
1:10:51 Whoo! [giggles]
1:10:54 Whoa! Ooh!
1:10:59 You like that?
1:11:02 -[Lizzy sighs] -That was cool.
1:11:13 -So, no school today, huh? -[Lizzy] Pete took me
1:11:15 -to the house youre flipping. -Hmm.
1:11:17 -We did some demo work. -Thats cool.
1:11:20 Um, hey, hey, come on.
1:11:24 About that hairbrush?
1:11:27 Um...
1:11:30 my mom used to... brush my hair...
1:11:34 and, um... I don’t know, Im sorry.
1:11:36 Its okay. Im sorry too.
1:11:39 [Lizzy] No, you have no reason
1:11:40 -to be sorry. -No, Im really sorry.
1:11:49 -All right. -[laughs]
1:11:51 -Im gonna go clean up. -Hairbrush is in the toilet,
1:11:54 -if you need it. -[laughing] Good one.
1:11:59 [door closes]
1:12:01 [chuckles] Thank you.
1:12:06 [both] Ew!
1:12:09 ["What is Life" by George Harrison playing]
1:12:11 [cheering]
1:12:15 What I feel...
1:12:18 You wanna rotate like this, okay?
1:12:20 Yeah.
1:12:22 [Lita] Juan hit me!
1:12:24 My love is there for you Any time of day...
1:12:28 Oh, no. Oh, Gosh!
1:12:31 If its not love...♪
1:12:34 Hey, number three, wheres your mother?
1:12:37 Im okay. Okay.
1:12:40 I didn’t hit her!
1:12:41 [Lizzy] Juan, where did you put my phone?
1:12:43 I didn’t take your phone! No, I didn’t!
1:12:45 Tell me what is my life
1:12:48 Without your love?
1:12:52 Tell me who am I
1:12:56 Without you
1:12:59 By my side?
1:13:03 What I know
1:13:07 That you need
1:13:11 Then Ill try my best...
1:13:13 -All right! First try! -[laughing]
1:13:18 Tell me, what is my life
1:13:21 Without your love?
1:13:25 Tell me, who am I
1:13:29 Without you
1:13:32 By my side?
1:13:37 -[Lizzy] Tres. -[Pete] Tres.
1:13:39 -[Lizzy speaking Spanish] -[Pete repeating in Spanish]
1:13:43 -There you go. -Dad, Dad, Dad!
1:13:46 [laughing]
1:13:47 There you go, Juan.
1:13:50 -Oh! [gasping] -Oh, gosh.
1:13:53 Spit it out, spit it out!
1:13:54 -[Ellie] Here, water! -No, we need ice!
1:13:56 -Water, water. Here. -[Ellie] Oh, gosh.
1:14:01 [Juan crying]
1:14:08 [crying continues]
1:14:12 Hey.
1:14:14 Hey, buddy.
1:14:17 -Hey, hey, hey. -[gasping]
1:14:19 Hey. Its okay, sweetie. Did you have a bad dream?
1:14:23 -Yeah. -Yeah?
1:14:24 Youre okay. Youre safe and sound in your bed.
1:14:26 Youre good.
1:14:33 Good night, buddy.
1:14:38 Good night, Mommy.
1:14:44 What?
1:14:46 What did you say?
1:14:49 Juan, what did you say?
1:14:51 Did you say something, Juan?
1:14:54 Hey, Juan, what did you say?
1:14:55 Juan!
1:14:58 Juan! Did you say something? Juan!
1:15:01 Juan, what did you say?
1:15:03 Juan!
1:15:07 Oh, my God. [chuckles]
1:15:12 Good night, buddy.
1:15:30 -Hey. -Hey!
1:15:32 -Wow, its looking good. -Huh? You like it?
1:15:35 I put the storage at the end of the island, like you suggested.
1:15:38 -Oh, hey, yeah, yeah, yeah. -[Pete] Great idea, by the way.
1:15:41 -Its awesome. -Why don't you come help us
1:15:43 -hang some tile? -Yeah.
1:15:45 [chuckles] No, I, uh...
1:15:48 So, theres, um...
1:15:51 Theres something Id like to do,
1:15:52 and I was hoping I could get your help setting it up.
1:15:55 -Sure. What are we setting up? -Of course. Anything.
1:15:57 Um, so, I was talking to Karen and Sharon, and they...
1:16:02 Uh, my mom got out a few-- a few months ago, so...
1:16:07 And I haven’t seen her.
1:16:08 You know, I was hoping I could-- could see her.
1:16:11 -Yeah, sure. -Yeah, of course.
1:16:13 -Of course. I mean, thats... -Yeah.
1:16:15 Cool. Thanks.
1:16:17 -Yeah. -Its cool. Great.
1:16:19 -Okay. -[Lizzy] Thanks.
1:16:22 You, uh...
1:16:25 Ill just wait outside. Okay.
1:16:28 [ducks quacking]
1:16:40 Mom!
1:16:47 Hi.
1:16:48 -Hi, Mom. -[speaking Spanish]
1:16:55 Juan, Lita.
1:16:56 [Lizzy] Hey, Juan, Lita, come on!
1:17:00 Come on. Whats wrong? Come on.
1:17:04 I want to stay with Mom.
1:17:06 Your mommys over there.
1:17:07 -[Pete] Its okay, sweetheart. -[Ellie] Its okay, honey.
1:17:10 -[Pete] Were gonna go with you. -[Ellie] Were right here.
1:17:12 -Well walk together. -Come on.
1:17:17 Slow down.
1:17:19 [laughing]
1:17:20 [Carla] Oh, my babies, you got so big!
1:17:23 Come, mi amor. [speaking Spanish]
1:17:26 Hi, Im Sue. Im Carlas caseworker.
1:17:28 -You must be Pete and Ellie? -Yeah, Im Pete. Hi.
1:17:32 Hey. Im Ellie.
1:17:34 -This is Carla. Shes-- -Their mom.
1:17:39 Hi. Im Ellie. Nice to meet you.
1:17:42 Im Pete.
1:17:46 Hey, I wanted to say thank you for watching them while I was...
1:17:50 No problem. Theyve been doing great.
1:17:52 Juan started playing piano. Right, buddy?
1:17:55 And Lita just got 100 on her last spelling test.
1:17:57 And Lizzys soccer team is undefeated.
1:17:58 All right, so you guys gonna pick us up at 4:00?
1:18:03 Okay. Well see you in a bit.
1:18:05 -Yeah, well be back. -Well be back soon.
1:18:07 Bye, guys. Nice to meet you.
1:18:12 [sighs]
1:18:20 You okay?
1:18:22 "Thanks for watching them"?
1:18:23 Like weve just been fricking babysitting for five months?
1:18:27 [Ellie] Shes just not what I pictured at all.
1:18:29 Shes... She kind of looks normal.
1:18:32 I feel bad, like were breaking up a family.
1:18:36 We didn’t take her kids, Ellie.
1:18:38 The courts did. And don’t forget why.
1:18:40 Those kids were living like feral cats in a crack house.
1:18:42 I know, but she kind of... She looks okay.
1:18:46 Sharon said shes been clean for four months.
1:18:49 Yeah, she got clean because she was in jail, Ellie.
1:18:54 Look at the way Lizzys looking at her.
1:18:58 Shes still her mom.
1:19:00 -[engine starts] -We didn’t take her kids, Ellie.
1:19:05 [Kit] So, I said, "Young lady,
1:19:07 we hear about you throwing food in the cafeteria one more time,
1:19:10 and youre gonna have a couple of lunch dates."
1:19:12 [laughter]
1:19:14 Next day, the behavior continued.
1:19:16 So, we went to the school and joined her in the cafeteria.
1:19:20 Chattin up all her middle school BFFs.
1:19:23 I walked them through some of my bird-watching stories.
1:19:26 They were completely uninterested.
1:19:29 But that food throwing has stopped!
1:19:31 -Yeah! -[Karen] Good. Good.
1:19:34 Would you like to share your news?
1:19:35 About the couch fire?
1:19:37 No. About your .26 hearing.
1:19:41 [Kit] Yes.
1:19:44 The court has legally cleared us...
1:19:49 to adopt.
1:19:51 [woman] Aw!
1:19:52 [Kit] To adopt Tina and Ryan!
1:19:55 -[Dana] Yay! -That is so great.
1:19:58 [Dirk] Congratulations, guys. Im so happy for you.
1:20:02 That is such great news. Im so happy for both of you.
1:20:06 And next we have Pete and Ellie.
1:20:11 Well, you know, our kids have, what,
1:20:14 had now four visits with their birth mom?
1:20:17 -[Ellie] Yeah. -[Pete] And every time they do,
1:20:19 theyre just crazy for a few days after.
1:20:20 -[shouting] -[playing "Chopsticks"]
1:20:23 -[Lita screeching] -Holy sh--
1:20:25 And just when things finally
1:20:27 start to feel normal again, they have another visit.
1:20:30 Yeah, we just feel so rejected.
1:20:33 And I know this probably makes me a really bad person,
1:20:37 but I keep wishing their mom would go back to prison.
1:20:41 [Karen] Youre not a bad person.
1:20:43 When someone does terrible things to the children we love,
1:20:46 its not easy to find empathy for them.
1:20:48 -But we have to try, people. -[Sharon] Whatever happens,
1:20:52 the time that your kids spent with you made a big difference
1:20:55 -in their lives. -Mm-hmm.
1:20:57 Yeah, I know, but were supposed to...
1:21:00 Wait. Did you say
1:21:02 -"made" a difference? -Yeah, she did.
1:21:04 -We-- Well talk after. -No. She said "made."
1:21:07 That's past tense. Theres a difference.
1:21:09 I wanna know whats going on, Karen.
1:21:11 Well...
1:21:15 since Lizzys mom
1:21:16 has been keeping up with her reunification steps...
1:21:19 the judge changed your .26 hearing
1:21:22 to a Change of Circumstances hearing where hell decide
1:21:25 if the kids are ready to reunite.
1:21:28 Nice. Really nice.
1:21:31 No, this is...
1:21:34 You weren’t gonna share that with us?
1:21:35 Weve been dealing with all of this shit!
1:21:38 I mean, the tantrums, the messes, the attitude.
1:21:41 I have played 150 games of Candy Land with Lita.
1:21:44 You ever play fricking Candy Land?
1:21:45 -Its brutal! -Its very dull.
1:21:47 Were making connections.
1:21:49 Okay, I mean, I just taught Lita how to ride a bike.
1:21:51 Juan and I bonded over Rocky III.
1:21:53 And now Moms ready to reunite?
1:21:55 Pete, Ellie, I understand your frustration.
1:22:00 But we all need to keep in mind that until the kids are adopted,
1:22:04 the primary goal of the system is family preservation.
1:22:10 What about preserving our family?
1:22:12 -Yeah. -Nothing has been decided yet.
1:22:19 All right, October, that leaves you.
1:22:22 Well, I have gotten a placement.
1:22:26 He is 14 and does play JV basketball.
1:22:30 But he is 52."
1:22:32 And white, with red hair.
1:22:35 Absolutely no fundamentals whatsoever.
1:22:39 Oh, I get it. My problems seem stupid now.
1:22:41 Why do I always have to go last?
1:22:44 [laughter]
1:22:45 -Stop. -Okay. I know.
1:22:47 Its... [clears throat] Its very unprofessional.
1:22:50 Mm-hmm.
1:22:54 [all laughing]
1:23:00 This is the opposite of a support group.
1:23:03 [laughter continues]
1:23:05 [Jan] What am I gonna look like?
1:23:06 You're gonna look like a beautiful princess.
1:23:09 -[Jan] Oh! -[door opens]
1:23:11 [Jan] Do I look like a flower?
1:23:12 Hey. Hey, hey, buddy.
1:23:15 -[Ellie] Mom. Hey, kids. -Oh! Hi, honey!
1:23:17 Hey. Mom!
1:23:19 No, no, no. Its totally washable.
1:23:22 -Its, um-- -Thats a Sharpie.
1:23:25 Oh, yeah. Oh, dear.
1:23:27 Mom. Can you please get off the counter, honey?
1:23:30 Its dangerous.
1:23:31 -How was care group? -Oh, so much fun.
1:23:33 Hey, hey, hey. We have news.
1:23:36 -Youre pregnant? -Oh, my God!
1:23:38 -Why are you doing this to me? -Im sorry. No?
1:23:40 Its okay. No. Just tell them.
1:23:42 -Yeah? -Uh-huh.
1:23:44 Okay, okay. We are going to adopt
1:23:46 through foster care, just like you guys!
1:23:49 I mean, we did not get it at first,
1:23:51 and then we met yours
1:23:52 and saw what a wonderful choice it was.
1:23:55 Hell of a lot cheaper than in vitro too.
1:23:57 Which is not the reason,
1:23:59 but its a reason, if youre weighing factors.
1:24:01 And, uh, we start classes next week!
1:24:03 [Kim laughs] What do you guys think?
1:24:06 [forced laugh] I think, uh...
1:24:10 I think I have to take a crap.
1:24:13 Not the reaction we were looking for on that.
1:24:15 [Kim] Shes jealous!
1:24:17 -[Lizzy] Oh! Hey! -[Ellie] What are you doing?
1:24:19 -[Lizzy] Oh, my God! -Whats going on?
1:24:20 -[Ellie] Give this to me. -[Lizzy] Youre not allowed
1:24:22 -to take my phone! -Whats she doing?
1:24:24 Shes taking naked selfies in the bathroom!
1:24:26 She's taking naked selfies? Of herself?
1:24:28 [Lizzy] What are you doing to my phone?
1:24:29 Im deleting everything here! Delete, delete, delete.
1:24:31 How many photos did you take? What is wrong with you?
1:24:34 [Lizzy] Everyone does it! Its no big deal!
1:24:35 Its a big, huge, giant deal! Fifteen-year-old girls
1:24:38 -should never be naked, ever! -Can you take the door?
1:24:40 -[cell phone chimes] -[Lizzy] Is that a text?
1:24:41 Don’t read my texts! Open the door!
1:24:43 "If you don’t show me something soon, I might lose interest."
1:24:45 What?
1:24:46 -Who is this person, Lizzy? -[Lizzy] Open the door!
1:24:48 Oh, no. No, no. Dick pic! Theres a dick pic!
1:24:52 Come on, kids, we are going in the living room.
1:24:55 Is this that kid Jacob you were talking about?
1:24:57 That sweet kid from school is sending you photos
1:24:58 of his beeswax?
1:25:00 -Jesus, that is a trout! -Get out of here!
1:25:03 -[Ellie] Lizzy! -[Pete] Get out here now!
1:25:07 Give me the phone! Let go!
1:25:10 This is not cool, Lizzy!
1:25:12 I don’t have to listen to you anymore, Pretend Mom!
1:25:14 -This isn’t-- -[door slams shut]
1:25:28 Still think its a wonderful choice?
1:25:31 Our foster kids aren't gonna act like that.
1:25:32 -Thats on you guys. -[blows raspberry]
1:25:34 What exactly is a dick pic?
1:25:37 What do you think it is, Mom? Wild guess. Dick. Pic.
1:25:42 You know, honey, when I had... times like this,
1:25:46 I had to search myself
1:25:49 and remember...
1:25:52 why I became a mother in the first place.
1:25:56 And that was helpful.
1:26:01 [Ellie] Is this that kid Jacobs house?
1:26:03 Is that where were going?
1:26:04 -[Pete] Just calm down, okay? -Please tell me where we are.
1:26:07 -I don't wanna get arrested. -Will you just trust me?
1:26:09 Come on.
1:26:18 Oh.
1:26:19 Hey. I don’t know if you guys remember us.
1:26:21 Pete and Ellie from the foster orientation?
1:26:23 -Oh, yeah. -Hi. How you doing?
1:26:26 Uh, what can we do for you?
1:26:29 [Pete] So, now she wants to come back and be Mommy again.
1:26:31 And it looks like shes got a real shot.
1:26:33 Lizzy, shes treating us like were the enemy.
1:26:36 So, now we don’t know what the hell to do.
1:26:37 So, I just thought...
1:26:39 I mean, your daughter, she turned out so great.
1:26:40 Is she up there studying? Brenda, you gonna come down?
1:26:43 And I thought maybe we could speak with her, and she could,
1:26:45 I don't know, get us pumped up again like she did before.
1:26:47 -Is that a possibility? -Yeah, thatd be great.
1:26:49 She was amazing. We could use a pep talk right now.
1:26:52 Um, Brenda is, um...
1:26:56 back in rehab.
1:26:57 Excuse me, what?
1:26:59 We caught her using a couple months ago.
1:27:01 Are you shitting me right now?
1:27:03 Her inspirational, heartwarming goddamn speech is the reason
1:27:06 we signed up for this shit-show in the first place!
1:27:08 Now youre telling me shes back on-- Ow!
1:27:11 You listen to me, crazy woman!
1:27:13 Brenda has struggled with substance abuse
1:27:14 ever since her mothers boyfriend
1:27:15 started her on meth when she was 11.
1:27:17 Sometimes she stumbles. But she is a good kid.
1:27:20 And shes in there doing the work, getting herself clean.
1:27:23 So, you don’t know whats gonna happen.
1:27:25 And this has you feeling what?
1:27:26 Frustrated? Scared? Lost? Is that it?
1:27:30 Yes! Im a little afraid to say anything,
1:27:33 but yes, thats basically how we feel.
1:27:35 Thats how your children feel every day of their lives.
1:27:39 When you took this on, you felt good about yourself
1:27:42 because you knew that it mattered, right?
1:27:45 Well, guess what.
1:27:47 Things that matter are hard.
1:27:51 Now I know where Brenda gets her inspiring speech thing.
1:27:54 [Mr. Fernandez] Listen, guys,
1:27:55 right now, youre all theyve got,
1:27:57 so your job is to keep them safe,
1:27:59 whether they want you to or not.
1:28:01 Wow. Hes got it too.
1:28:04 [Ellie] Thank you so much.
1:28:06 That was incredible. Thank you.
1:28:08 Im so sorry that I blew up at you.
1:28:11 [Mrs. Fernandez] Im sorry I slapped you!
1:28:13 -I know! That was crazy! -I know. I apologize.
1:28:17 It was good. I needed it.
1:28:19 I haven’t been slapped for a long time.
1:28:20 It was a bit aggressive, a little bit out of line.
1:28:23 Well, you were, honey. You were.
1:28:25 All right, honey, we gotta go.
1:28:27 -We gotta get going. -Take care.
1:28:29 -Thank you. -You bet.
1:28:31 Youre on Facebook, right? Ill find you. Okay!
1:28:33 Bye! Bye! Thank you!
1:28:36 Bye.
1:28:37 Lets get in the house right away, really quick.
1:28:42 [indistinct chatter]
1:28:51 -[Ellie] Okay, youre all set. -Bye, Lizzy.
1:28:53 Bye, Lizzy. Have a great day.
1:28:57 [Pete] All right, look, you drop them off.
1:28:59 Im gonna find this Jacob kid, and get to the bottom of this.
1:29:01 -Okay? All right. -[Ellie] Okay.
1:29:03 -Wait, Pete, thats him! -What?
1:29:05 Him? That redhead kid right there?
1:29:06 The kid with the soup can...?
1:29:08 Come on. Im getting him.
1:29:10 You! Dick pic! Hey! Hey!
1:29:12 -Hey! Excuse me. -Whats up, man?
1:29:15 Wanted to catch a fade, huh?
1:29:16 -Dick pic! -[Pete] Think its okay, huh?
1:29:18 Sending pictures of your knob to a 15-year-old girl?
1:29:20 Youre lucky I don’t end your life right now, carrot top.
1:29:23 And I saw what you wrote to her: "You don’t show something,
1:29:25 Im gonna lose interest." Thats actually sexual assault,
1:29:27 -young man. Its disgusting! -[whimpering]
1:29:29 [imitates crying] Not such a big man now, huh?
1:29:31 Come on, whip it out! Show everybody
1:29:32 those big shaved plums youre so proud of!
1:29:34 Well gonna call your mom, we're gonna tell the principal,
1:29:36 and we may even call the police. What do you think, Jacob?
1:29:38 -My names not Jacob!
1:29:40 -What? -My name is Charlie.
1:29:42 [boy] Thats Charlie.
1:29:43 -I thought you said Jacob. -Really?
1:29:46 And my plums aren’t shaved.
1:29:47 -[laughter] -Or big.
1:29:49 [laughter]
1:29:51 Im so sorry. Oh, God. Im so sorry.
1:29:54 Come on, buddy, suck it up. Its a little snafu, okay?
1:29:56 Come on. Give me a hug, Charlie.
1:29:58 Look at me. Do you happen to know anybody named Jacob
1:30:02 who might be hanging around with our daughter, Lizzy Viara?
1:30:06 The janitor? The adult-ass janitor?
1:30:08 -Oh, my God. -Come on, lets get the janitor.
1:30:10 -Im so sorry about this. -Ellie, come on!
1:30:12 Thank you so much! He didn’t do any of that.
1:30:15 -[Pete] Come on, Ellie. -He didn’t do any of it!
1:30:16 -[Pete] Hurry up! -Im so sorry, Charlie!
1:30:19 I think were gonna be late for school.
1:30:22 ["Third Uncle" by Bauhaus playing]
1:30:30 Ellie.
1:30:32 Hes on a Zamboni. Come on!
1:30:35 There are scenes There are blues
1:30:37 There are boots There are shoes
1:30:38 There are Turks There are fools
1:30:39 There are lockers There are schools
1:30:41 Theyre in you
1:30:42 Then there was you
1:30:45 Hey! Hey, you!
1:30:48 Excuse me. Im talking to you.
1:30:49 -How old are you, Jump Street? -Why d'you wanna know?
1:30:51 -Hey, lady, gimme that. -Hes 22! Hes 22.
1:30:54 Yeah, Im 22. So what?
1:30:56 So, this won’t be child abuse. Pete!
1:31:00 Hey, you ever touch, text,
1:31:02 or think about our daughter ever again,
1:31:04 and youre a dead man.
1:31:06 Im gonna sue you! Youre not even her parents!
1:31:08 -Would not-her-parents do this? -[groans]
1:31:10 Sh-- Miss Peppers!
1:31:13 Whoa. Whoa. Whats happening here?
1:31:15 This man has been sending lewd comments and photos
1:31:17 -to our daughter. -Youre going to jail today!
1:31:20 -You mind calling the police? -Hurry up!
1:31:21 Absolutely! Miss Peppers!
1:31:24 -Mother-- -[grunts]
1:31:26 All right. We appreciate it.
1:31:29 Man, I didn’t even touch that girl.
1:31:31 [police radio chatter]
1:31:34 -Bye-bye, scumbag. -Filthy pedophile.
1:31:36 Yeah. Enjoy your life as a sex offender.
1:31:38 -Pedophile. -Youre arresting us?
1:31:41 The guy was sending pictures of his knob to a minor.
1:31:43 -Why are you arresting us? -Really good. Good work, guys.
1:31:52 You know, for what its worth, I heard what you did in there.
1:31:55 You know, youre good parents, looking out for your kids.
1:31:59 -If Id had a chance... -The kids!
1:32:01 -...to do the same-- -Oh, my God!
1:32:03 -Juan, Lita! God, Im so sorry! -Guys!
1:32:11 -[barking] -Hey. Hey, baby.
1:32:17 My God, its so clean.
1:32:19 Well, there are my little gangsters.
1:32:21 Posting bail for my Petey.
1:32:25 Really took me back to the good old days.
1:32:27 -Thank you, by the way. -Where are the kids?
1:32:29 Karen took them to a temporary placement for the night.
1:32:32 She said its the first time shes heard of CPS
1:32:34 removing kids from their adoptive home
1:32:36 -the night before their hearing. -Speaking of which,
1:32:38 I found your statement to the judge on your printer.
1:32:43 Needs some work.
1:32:44 Mom, its too late. We submitted it last week.
1:32:46 Well, resubmit it! Jesus!
1:32:49 "We want whatever is best for the kids,
1:32:51 whether that means staying with us
1:32:53 or returning to their birth mother."
1:32:55 What if the judge reads that crap in front of Lizzy?
1:32:58 Thats why we wrote it like that.
1:33:00 If she thinks our statement is the reason
1:33:01 her mom doesn’t get custody,
1:33:03 shes gonna hate us more than she does now.
1:33:05 She doesn’t hate you. She just thinks you don’t love her.
1:33:07 And that statement ain’t gonna help.
1:33:14 -Did Lizzy tell you that? -Oh, come on, Ellie.
1:33:16 I grew up a lot like that kid.
1:33:19 You get reminded what a sack of shit you are
1:33:21 five times a day, after a while,
1:33:23 you can’t believe anyone could ever love you.
1:33:30 You know that we love you, right?
1:33:34 No. But thats not you, its me.
1:33:37 I thought I just covered all that.
1:33:44 But I do love you both.
1:33:47 Get some sleep, kids.
1:33:49 After you fix that god-awful statement.
1:33:53 Wow.
1:33:55 [door closes]
1:34:00 Its so clean and quiet in here.
1:34:03 I know.
1:34:07 I hate it.
1:34:09 -Me too. -[thunder rumbling]
1:34:21 -[Pete] Hey. -Hey.
1:34:22 -Guys. -We are so sorry.
1:34:24 We are so sorry. Are you okay?
1:34:26 Guess what? We got a ride in a police car.
1:34:29 -You did? Was that fun? -[Juan] Yeah.
1:34:31 -Did you guys go to prison? -No. We were... just in jail.
1:34:35 Juan. Lita. Come on.
1:34:37 -Moms here. -[Lita] Okay.
1:34:51 Okay, folks, our .26 hearing
1:34:53 is now a Change of Circumstance hearing
1:34:56 for a Miss Carla Viara.
1:34:58 -And you are Miss Viara, yes? -She is, Your Honor.
1:35:01 And also with us today are Juan, Lita and Elizabeth Viara?
1:35:05 -Here. -Here!
1:35:06 And did you two each get a teddy bear?
1:35:09 -Yes! -Oh, those are good ones.
1:35:12 -And you are Elizabeth? -Its Lizzy, sir.
1:35:14 I mean, Your Honor.
1:35:16 And, Lizzy, I understand youve submitted a statement.
1:35:21 And the foster parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wagner,
1:35:23 are they present as well?
1:35:25 Yes, Your Honor.
1:35:27 And, Mr. and Mrs. Wagner, is it accurate
1:35:29 that you left Juan and Lita alone in your car
1:35:31 while you were being arrested for aggravated assault?
1:35:34 -Well, that-- -Yes, but in our defense--
1:35:37 Sir, all I need to know is whether or not Lizzy is lying.
1:35:40 No, shes not lying.
1:35:42 And prior to that assault, did you accost a 14-year-old
1:35:46 honor student in the same school yard
1:35:48 and encourage him "to whip out his big, shaved plums"?
1:35:54 I said that, Your Honor, but again,
1:35:57 I thought it was the person who sent her the--
1:35:59 Mrs. Wagner, did you at one time force Lizzys friends
1:36:02 to leave your home by way of a bedroom window?
1:36:05 -It was a ground floor window. -Good. Points for you.
1:36:08 And at that same occasion,
1:36:10 did you tell Lizzy to call CPS and to come and take the kids?
1:36:14 -She didn’t mean that. -I did not mean that.
1:36:16 That was in the heat of an argument.
1:36:17 -Your Honor, I have a statement. -Yes, Ive read it, thank you.
1:36:21 -We actually wrote a new one. -Maam, excuse me, but I have--
1:36:24 Please, Your Honor, we were up late working on it.
1:36:26 I can read it very fast.
1:36:27 [clears throat] "Lizzy once asked us why we took them in.
1:36:30 And at the time, we couldn’t answer her."
1:36:33 -Maam, please sit down. -[Ellie] Please,
1:36:35 Your Honor, can you let me say the answer?
1:36:37 No. Sit.
1:36:39 This hearing is not about you.
1:36:41 Judging by Lizzys statement,
1:36:43 you might be back in court soon enough,
1:36:45 so lets save that heartwarming speech for that occasion.
1:36:48 Okay. Now, Miss Viara,
1:36:52 I see youve been keeping up with your visits. Thats good.
1:36:55 I also understand youve been sober for the last five months.
1:36:58 Is that still the case?
1:37:01 Yes.
1:37:02 Thats very good news.
1:37:05 And if I were to put the kids in your care,
1:37:09 your current residence could accommodate them?
1:37:13 -I think so. -Its small,
1:37:15 but it works... Your Honor.
1:37:18 [judge] And, Miss Viara,
1:37:21 do you feel capable of responsibly caring
1:37:23 for Juan, Lita, and Lizzy at this time?
1:37:33 Miss Viara.
1:37:38 Mama.
1:37:41 Yes, Your Honor. Im capable now.
1:37:57 [Pete sighs]
1:38:09 Everybody get ready for dinner.
1:38:21 Here you go.
1:38:23 What if when we go live with our mom,
1:38:26 she doesn’t know how to make my noodles
1:38:28 the way I like to have them?
1:38:29 Don’t worry, Lizzy'll show her the way we do the cheese for you
1:38:32 so your mom can make it for you just the way you like.
1:38:34 -[Ellie] Yeah. -Okay. [sniffles]
1:38:38 Come on, guys. Don’t be sad on our last night.
1:38:42 You know what,
1:38:43 I think we should tell Pete and Ellie thank you,
1:38:46 you know, for everything theyve done for us, yeah?
1:38:49 -Thank you. -Well, thank you, pal.
1:38:52 Yeah, thank you, guys.
1:38:54 -Lita? -I don’t want to say anything.
1:38:57 Oh, honey.
1:39:01 [Lita crying]
1:39:04 Im just gonna go check on Lita.
1:39:06 [door closes]
1:39:07 I mean, unless you want to.
1:39:11 Yeah, I would, actually. Thanks.
1:39:18 Come on, buddy. You haven’t touched your pasta.
1:39:20 You want me to reheat it for you?
1:39:28 Its okay, buddy.
1:39:30 Thats okay, buddy.
1:39:36 ["It Don't Matter to the Sun" by Rosie Thomas playing]
1:39:39 It don’t matter To the sun...
1:39:42 -Good night, buddy. -Good night.
1:39:46 Sweetie, good night. I love you.
1:39:49 Love you too.
1:39:53 No, the sun is gonna rise
1:39:57 Gonna rise
1:40:00 Shine down On another day
1:40:07 There will be a tomorrow
1:40:15 Even if you choose To leave
1:40:22 Cause it don’t matter To the sun, no, no
1:40:29 But it matters to me
1:40:33 It don’t matter to the moon No, no
1:40:40 But it matters to me
1:40:49 Okay, all your court bears are in here,
1:40:52 the new ones as well.
1:40:54 Speaking of court, um...
1:40:58 [clears throat]
1:40:59 ...I just wanted to apologize for what I wrote to the judge.
1:41:03 -It was all true. -[Pete] Yeah. It was a little
1:41:06 out of context maybe, but theres no hard feelings.
1:41:08 Actually, I wanted to give you the statement we wrote
1:41:11 that we couldn’t read in court, just so you have it.
1:41:14 Yeah.
1:41:16 -[car approaching] -Guys, Moms here.
1:41:20 All right. Get up! Come on. Lets go.
1:41:23 Lita, come on, get your stuff.
1:41:25 Bye, Meatball.
1:41:30 Hey. Ive got a car seat for Lita if you don’t have one.
1:41:37 You guys picking us up?
1:41:39 Wheres Mom?
1:41:41 She was supposed to meet us
1:41:43 at the office this morning and she didn’t show.
1:41:45 Oh, no.
1:41:47 She didn’t answer her phone.
1:41:49 Did you go to her house? What if something
1:41:51 -happened to her? -Yes, we went to see her.
1:41:53 She was very ashamed. She said...
1:41:56 -she can’t do it. -[Lizzy] No, she didn’t.
1:41:58 Because why would she, um, fill out all the forms
1:42:01 and the court and reunification stuff if she didn’t--
1:42:04 Lizzy, your mom said you filled out all those forms.
1:42:06 I helped, but so what?
1:42:08 [Sharon] She felt she was being pushed into something
1:42:10 -she wasn’t ready for. -[Lizzy] No.
1:42:13 I didn’t push her. Shes ready!
1:42:14 Just let me talk to her, please,
1:42:17 and then we can figure something out--
1:42:19 -[Karen] Honey. -...and she can take me home.
1:42:22 Honey, when we saw her, it was obvious.
1:42:25 Shes using again.
1:42:27 Shes not coming, baby.
1:42:30 Sweetie, were so sorry.
1:42:35 -[sobs] -Lizzy.
1:42:38 Lizzy.
1:42:39 Ill go get her. You watch the kids.
1:42:41 -Just wait there, okay? -[Pete] Lizzy!
1:42:44 [Ellie] Lizzy!
1:42:56 Lizzy!
1:42:59 -Lizzy? -Lizzy!
1:43:02 [Lizzy sobbing]
1:43:08 -Lizzy. -Please just go away.
1:43:09 -Youre not my parents. -[Pete] No, were not.
1:43:11 But you know what we are? Were here.
1:43:13 Thats right, were here and we love you.
1:43:16 What? No, you don’t. You don’t even know me.
1:43:19 Hey, what the hells going on out here?
1:43:22 Could you just give us a few minutes, please?
1:43:25 Oh, okay. Sorry.
1:43:28 Lizzy, honey, we do know you.
1:43:31 We-- We know that you hate cheese,
1:43:35 but you really love cheeseburgers.
1:43:37 And we know that when you feel good in the morning,
1:43:40 you put on a little less makeup than you do on the bad days.
1:43:43 Exactly. And we know the most important thing in the world
1:43:46 to you is to protect Juan and Lita
1:43:47 from the things nobody protected you from.
1:43:49 -We know that, right? -[Ellie] Yes, honey.
1:43:51 [whispers] You guys are doing good.
1:43:53 Im sorry.
1:43:54 We know theres so much we don’t know.
1:43:56 But if youre afraid that we can’t handle
1:43:58 knowing the bad stuff, or the scary stuff,
1:44:00 we can, I promise.
1:44:01 Yeah, bring it. Whatever you got, we want it
1:44:04 because we love you, Lizzy.
1:44:05 Stop saying that. Please just go away, please.
1:44:12 Please.
1:44:34 -Is Lizzy okay? -Shes a little upset right now.
1:44:38 -Are you okay? -Yeah, Im good.
1:44:40 Here she is.
1:44:48 So...
1:44:49 um, heres what I think is best.
1:44:55 I know Juan and Lita are more like what you had in mind
1:44:58 -when you got into this. -Come on, baby.
1:45:00 So, I think the best thing is for you to adopt them.
1:45:04 And... And Ill just ask Karen for, um, a different placement.
1:45:09 -So... -[Ellie] No.
1:45:11 -No, itll be good. -[Ellie] No, honey.
1:45:12 We need your help with Juan and Lita.
1:45:14 Were not doing this without you.
1:45:16 I'll visit all the time, and you can call me
1:45:19 -if you need help for anything. -No.
1:45:21 Pete, I really don’t want to argue about this right now.
1:45:23 I don’t care. I said no. Thats not happening, okay?
1:45:27 -Youre with us now. -Yeah.
1:45:28 And you know why? Weve got a cosmic connection.
1:45:30 Thats right, weve got a cosmic connection.
1:45:32 I know you feel sorry for me right now,
1:45:34 -but you don’t have-- -Its got nothing to do
1:45:36 with what just happened.
1:45:37 Wheres the court statement Ellie gave you?
1:45:41 [sighs]
1:45:45 See this? Read that.
1:45:51 "Lizzy once asked me why we did this,
1:45:53 why we took them in.
1:45:56 We couldn’t give her an answer at the time.
1:45:58 We did it because something was missing in our lives,
1:46:01 but we didn’t know what it was.
1:46:04 It was Juan, Lita, and Lizzy."
1:46:08 You see?
1:46:10 You were what was missing, Lizzy.
1:46:12 But now youre here and you are stuck with us.
1:46:15 -[Ellie] Thats right. -Well be at every soccer game.
1:46:18 Well be all over your ass about your grades.
1:46:20 And we're gonna buy you your first prom dress.
1:46:22 Yeah, and its gonna be really pretty.
1:46:24 But not too revealing. Super sweet.
1:46:27 You know, not too sexy.
1:46:28 Just like... really, that gorgeous sweet spot.
1:46:31 [Pete] Yeah. And when you graduate high school,
1:46:33 were gonna be in the front row embarrassing you.
1:46:35 Well be in the front row again when you graduate college,
1:46:37 -or even if you don’t. -You will be graduating college,
1:46:40 cause its so important and youre so smart.
1:46:42 I don’t mean to push, but it opens up
1:46:44 so many more opportunities.
1:46:45 But either way, were gonna be there for you.
1:46:48 And someday, Ill give you away at your wedding.
1:46:50 -What? -Even if I think the guy
1:46:52 is a pissant and not good enough for my little girl.
1:46:54 Thats right. Someday in the future.
1:46:55 Someday in the way, way, way off,
1:46:58 deep, deep, deep distant future.
1:47:01 Lizzy, can we go home now?
1:47:08 Yeah, I guess we can. [chuckles]
1:47:15 I know you don’t like this, but youre gonna have
1:47:18 to get used to it once in a while, okay?
1:47:22 Can I get one? I haven’t gotten a single hug
1:47:24 from you since Ive known you. Please?
1:47:27 [laughing]
1:47:31 Hi. I don’t know the whole context of everything.
1:47:35 But Im just wondering
1:47:37 if I can just get in on that hug a little bit.
1:47:40 Were good! Thank you so much. Were good, thank you.
1:47:42 Sorry. That was just wrong.
1:47:44 Yeah, I just do that. You guys hug.
1:47:46 I crossed a boundary there.
1:47:48 Everythings gonna work out great too.
1:47:50 I can tell. [gasps]
1:47:55 Hi!
1:47:56 Oh! Oh, thank you!
1:48:00 -Bye. -Bye!
1:48:08 Are you with them? Do you know those guys?
1:48:11 Yeah. Why?
1:48:13 Do you guys want to come in?
1:48:15 -Uh-- -I-- I made a pie.
1:48:17 -No, thank you. -Yes!
1:48:19 -Karen! -Its pie. You know I love pie.
1:48:22 Great. Yeah, I just... I have so many feelings.
1:48:26 ["Under the Surface" by Joy Vance playing]
1:48:27 Under the surface
1:48:29 You don’t know What youll find
1:48:32 Mm Until its your time
1:48:37 No second chances
1:48:39 But all we can do is try
1:48:42 Mm I made up my mind
1:48:47 I can’t see you
1:48:50 But I hear your call
1:48:52 Baby, hold on now
1:48:56 Were going home
1:48:59 If we make it or we don’t We won’t be alone...
1:49:02 Go potty, put your shoes on. Were gonna go, okay?
1:49:05 Okay!
1:49:06 [Pete] Whoa, Juan. What are you doing?
1:49:08 You can’t wear sneakers. We gotta look good today.
1:49:10 Mom, have you seen my phone?
1:49:12 Uh, no. Wait, you mean the one in your hand?
1:49:16 Lita, honey, did you go potty?
1:49:19 -I went potty! -[Ellie] Okay, good job.
1:49:20 -Everybody go potty? -Yeah, I went potty.
1:49:22 -Got the packet? -Yeah, Im all set.
1:49:25 -Lets go, guys. -Lets go.
1:49:31 Im gonna beat you!
1:49:32 [Lizzy, in Spanish] Dad, can I drive?
1:49:34 [in Spanish] To drive is you are?
1:49:35 -[in English] Oh, my God! -No, no, no. Hey.
1:49:37 [in Spanish] Give me your phone.
1:49:39 -Okay. -No distracted driving, okay?
1:49:41 -All right. -All right?
1:49:42 -Shes gonna drive. -Oh, yeah?
1:49:44 Yes, but I have the phone and Ill sit in the front
1:49:46 in case I have to grab the wheel or shut down the power, okay?
1:49:52 [whining]
1:49:55 Sandy, come on, its started!
1:49:58 -Did I make it? -Yeah, yeah, yeah.
1:50:01 -Whats that? -Oh.
1:50:03 -[gasps] -Lizzy made it for me.
1:50:04 -You didn’t get one? -You got a T-shirt?
1:50:07 You got a T-shirt?
1:50:08 [judge] You may all be seated.
1:50:12 Good morning, folks.
1:50:14 You know, family court is important--
1:50:17 Wait. Wait! Wait! [sighs] Wait.
1:50:20 Grandma Sandys in the house.
1:50:22 -[laughter] -[Sandy] We can begin.
1:50:24 Told you wed make it. Stop it!
1:50:27 -These seats are saved. -Theyre saved for me.
1:50:29 Move over.
1:50:30 Stop it!
1:50:33 -Go ahead, Judge. -Thank you, Grandma Sandy.
1:50:36 She got a T-shirt.
1:50:38 You know, family court is important work.
1:50:42 But its difficult work.
1:50:43 We spend day in and day out dealing with things
1:50:47 that we feel no family should have to go through.
1:50:50 So, on these rare days when we get to smile at work,
1:50:54 these days mean a great deal to all of us.
1:50:57 And I may not look it, but Im a huge cornball
1:51:01 and I live for this.
1:51:03 Ronit?
1:51:05 ["Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now" by Starship playing]
1:51:09 -Yeah! -[people laughing]
1:51:11 I love this song.
1:51:13 We are here today to officially create a new family.
1:51:18 Peter and Elinore Wagner,
1:51:19 do you wish to adopt Juan, Lita, and Lizzy
1:51:23 into your family today?
1:51:24 -Yes, Your Honor. -Yes, Your Honor.
1:51:27 Its just the song thats got me a little emotional.
1:51:31 Juan, Lita, and Lizzy,
1:51:33 would you like Peter and Elinore to be your mom and dad?
1:51:37 Sure.
1:51:39 -Yes, please. -Yes!
1:51:42 Well, then,
1:51:44 by the authority vested in me by the state of California,
1:51:47 I pronounce you a family.
1:51:50 We can build this dream Together
1:51:52 Standing strong forever
1:51:55 Nothings gonna stop us now
1:51:59 And if this world Runs out of lovers
1:52:02 Well still have each other
1:52:05 Nothings gonna stop us...
1:52:07 -Here you go. -Thank you.
1:52:09 Would you like to take a picture with the judge?
1:52:11 -Yeah, sure. Thank you. -Yeah, lets do it.
1:52:14 Thats gonna be us soon.
1:52:15 Oh, Im part of this family too.
1:52:19 -Okay, thank you. -Wait, me too!
1:52:23 -Id like to be in the picture. -Are you sure? Were not--
1:52:26 We should all go. I think theyd like that.
1:52:29 -Okay. Okay. -Yeah.
1:52:30 Forever and ever
1:52:35 Hey...
1:52:39 Whoo.
1:52:40 Okay! Okay. Anybody else?
1:52:44 -Yeah, you too. Come on! -[laughter]
1:52:49 Okay, I think thats everybody.
1:52:51 Say "family."
1:52:53 Family!
1:52:55 We can build this dream Together
1:52:57 Standing strong forever
1:53:00 Nothings gonna stop us now
1:53:04 And if this world Runs out of lovers
1:53:07 Well still have each other
1:53:10 Nothings gonna stop us
1:53:12 Nothings gonna stop us
1:53:15 We can build this dream Together
1:53:17 Standing strong forever
1:53:20 Nothings gonna stop us now
1:53:24 Nothings gonna stop us now
1:53:30 - Nothings gonna stop us - Oh, no
1:53:34 We can build this dream Together
1:53:37 - Standing strong forever -♪ I know
1:53:41 ["I'll Stay" by Isabela Mone begins]
1:53:49 My feet are sore From walking all night long
1:53:55 No direction When theres nowhere to go
1:54:00 Empty picture frames Of times long gone
1:54:05 Lonely echoes Of the stories we told
1:54:09 If you put on my shoes
1:54:13 Walk a mile or two
1:54:15 Till your eyes open wider Than they used to
1:54:19 Then I will meet you there
1:54:23 Where the air is clear
1:54:25 Pinky swear Ill meet you there
1:54:28 And Ill stay with you And see new colors
1:54:34 And Ill stay today Until forever
1:54:39 And Ill stay with you And see new colors
1:54:44 My eyes are open wider
1:54:46 Today until forever
1:54:49 Ill stay with you
1:54:51 Familiar faces As we chase the moon
1:54:56 Ill fall in love And Ill come crying to you
1:55:01 Through the changes And the hearts battles
1:55:07 Ill lay my troubled bones On you
1:55:10 If you put on my shoes
1:55:14 Walk a mile or two
1:55:16 Till your eyes open wider Than they used to
1:55:21 Then I will meet you there
1:55:24 Where the air is clear
1:55:27 Pinky swear Ill meet you there
1:55:30 And Ill stay with you And see new colors
1:55:35 And Ill stay today Until forever
1:55:40 And Ill stay with you And see new colors
1:55:45 My eyes are open wider Today until forever
1:55:50 Ill stay with you
1:55:52 [chorus vocalizing]
1:56:00 Ill stay with you
1:56:11 And Ill stay with you And see new colors
1:56:16 And Ill stay today Until forever
1:56:21 And Ill stay with you And see new colors
1:56:26 My eyes are open wider Today until forever
1:56:33 [chorus vocalizing]
1:56:41 Ill stay with you
1:56:44 Oh-whoa, whoa, whoa
1:56:46 My eyes are open wider
1:56:50 And I
1:56:53 And I will hold you too
1:56:56 And I can sing to you
1:56:58 Close your eyes, memorize
1:57:01 How I used to